Chroberz

Chroberz
Village
Ascension of Virgin Mary Church
Chroberz
Coordinates: 50°26′N 20°34′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Świętokrzyskie
County	Pińczów
Gmina	Złota
Settled	ca. mid-12th century
Government
• Sołtys	Jan Bogdan
Area	9.24 km2 (3.57 sq mi)
Population  (2005)	964
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
	Total pop. ranked 1st in gmina
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	28-425 Złota
Area code	+48 41
Car Plates	TPI
Website	http://www.chroberz.info

Chroberz [ˈxrɔbɛʂ] is a village in Poland with 964 inhabitants (2005). It is situated in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Pińczów County, Gmina Złota. In of 1975–1998 Chroberz administratively belonged to Kielce Voivodeship. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Złota, 12 km (7 mi) south of Pińczów, and 51 km (32 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce.

Etymology

The name Chroberz originates from Old Polish word "chrobry" which meant brave. According to the tradition, it refers to Bolesław Chrobry who built a castle and founded a parish in Chroberz.

History

According to the chronicle of Marcin Kromer, in 1019 or 1020 Bolesław Chrobry, while returning from Kiev Expedition (1018), established a settlement in Chroberz. The first mention about town appears in an 1153 document Codex diplomaticus Poloniae, in which today's Chroberz is referred to as Chrober.

In the 13th century Chroberz seems to have been a place of some significance in the Kraków district. Two monarchs from Kraków – Leszek I the White and Bolesław V the Chaste stayed in Chroberz for some time during their reigns.

References

• "Chroberz". WIEM Encyklopedia (in Polish). Retrieved 2007-12-12.
• "Strategia rozwoju gminy Złota" (ZIP archive) (in Polish). Retrieved 2007-12-12.

External links

• Official local website