The village's history dates back to the 13th century. It had city rights from before 1400 to 1870. It has several tourist attractions, including a 14th-century palace, open for visitors, with a bison farm nearby, and a 15th-century church.
Some time in the mid 14th century, local knight Dobiesław of Kurozwęki built here a castle, which became the seat of the Kurozwęcki noble family (see szlachta). At first the castle was of defensive character, but in the course of the time it was remodeled several times. It is not known when exactly Kurozwęki received town charter, most probably it happened before the year 1400. The town belonged to several families – the Kurozwęcki, the Lanckoroński, the Potocki and the Popiel. In the 17th century, when Kurozwęki belonged to Lesser Poland's Sandomierz Voivodeship, it was one of the centers of Protestant Reformation, especially Calvinism. In 1870, the government of Russian-controlled Congress Poland (see Partitions of Poland) deprived it of the town charter.
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, ca 1915
Pałac circa 1936
Market square, ca 1936
Demography
According to the 2002 Poland census, there were 844 people residing in Kurozwęki village, of whom 44.5% were male and 55.5% were female. In the village, the population was spread out, with 15.9% under the age of 18, 28.6% from 18 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 31.2% who were 65 years of age or older.[1]
Table 1. Population level of village in 2002 – by age group[1]
SPECIFICATION
Measure unit
POPULATION (by age group in 2002)
TOTAL
0–9
10–19
20–29
30–39
40–49
50–59
60–69
70–79
80 +
I.
TOTAL
person
844
76
85
110
67
107
119
74
110
96
—
of which in
%
100
9
10.1
13
7.9
12.7
14.1
8.8
13
11.4
1.
BY SEX
A.
Males
person
376
36
48
63
34
52
63
30
33
17
—
of which in
%
44.5
4.3
5.7
7.5
4
6.2
7.5
3.6
3.9
2
B.
Females
person
468
40
37
47
33
55
56
44
77
79
—
of which in
%
55.5
4.7
4.4
5.6
3.9
6.5
6.6
5.2
9.1
9.4
Figure 1. Population pyramid of village in 2002 – by age group and sex[1]
Table 2. Population level of village in 2002 – by sex[1]
^Bielec, Jan (ed.); Szwałek, Stanisława (1981). Wykaz urzędowych nazw miejscowości w Polsce. T. II: K – P [List of official names of localities in Poland, Vol. II: K – P] (in Polish). Ministry of Administration, Spatial Economy and Environmental Protection (1st ed.). Warsaw, Poland: Central Statistical Office. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
^Sitek, Janusz (1991). Nazwy geograficzne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej [Geographical names of the Republic of Poland] (in Polish). Ministry of Physical Planning and Construction, Surveyor General of Poland, Council of Ministers' Office, Commission for Establishing Names of Localities and Physiographical Objects (1st ed.). Warsaw, Poland: Eugeniusz Romer State Cartographical Publishing House. ISBN83-7000-071-1.
^"Kurozwęki, wieś, gmina Staszów – obszar wiejski, powiat staszowski, województwo świętokrzyski" [Kurozwęki, village, Staszów Commune – rural area, Staszów County, Świętokrzyskie Province, Poland]. Topographical map prepared in 1:10,000 scale. Aerial and satellite orthophotomap (in Polish). Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography, Poland, Warsaw. 2011. geoportal.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
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