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Ujazd [ˈujast] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iwaniska, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Iwaniska, 14 km (9 mi) south-west of Opatów, and 53 km (33 mi) east of the regional capital Kielce.^[1]

The village is the location of the ruined castle of Krzyżtopór.

History

Ujazd dates back to medieval Piast-ruled Poland. It was first mentioned in the act of endowment of the monastery in Jędrzejów in 1174–1176, and then also in the renewal of the monastery's privileges in 1210.^[2] Ujazd was a private village of Polish nobility, including the Oleśnicki, Zborowski, Ossoliński, Kalinowski, Wiśniowiecki, Morsztyn, Pac, Sołtyk, Łempicki and Orsetti families,^[2] administratively located in the Sandomierz County in the Sandomierz Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province.^[3] Krzysztof Ossoliński erected the Krzyżtopór castle.^[2] The castle was the site of Polish defenses against the Swedes in 1655 (Deluge) and the Russians in 1770 (Bar Confederation), suffering destruction as a result.^[2]

In 1827, Ujazd had a population of 143.^[2]

^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XII (in Polish). Warsaw. 1892. pp. 762–763.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Województwo sandomierskie w drugiej połowie XVI wieku; Cz.1, Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. 1993. p. 4.

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