Knyszyn
Place in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
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- Knyszyn [ˈknɨʂɨn] (Yiddish: קנישין , romanized: Knishin , Lithuanian: Knišinas ) is a town in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, 26 kilometres (16 miles) northwest of Białystok.
- History In 1358 the territory became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, soon afterwards in personal union with Poland.
- In 1569 it was re-incorporated into the Kingdom of Poland.
- Knyszyn was the favorite residence of the King, and was the Polish court's main base for hunting expeditions into the nearby virgin forests.
- Sigismund II died in the town in 1572, after which the royal property rapidly fell into neglect.
Knyszyn [ˈknɨʂɨn] (Yiddish: קנישין, romanized: Knishin, Lithuanian: Knišinas) is a town in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, 26 kilometres (16 miles) northwest of Białystok. It is situated on the Jaskranka River, within the historic region of Podlachia.
History
In 1358 the territory became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, soon afterwards in personal union with Poland. It was the property of Court Marshal of Lithuania Michael Glinski until confiscated and passed to the Grand Chancellor of Lithuania Mikołaj Radziwiłł in 1507. In 1569 it was re-incorporated into the Kingdom of Poland.
Royal residence of King Sigismund II Augustus
In 1568 Polish King Sigismund II Augustus granted Knyszyn town rights, and subsequently a town hall, public baths and a weigh house were built. Knyszyn was the favorite residence of the King, and was the Polish court's main base for hunting expeditions into the nearby virgin forests. In the 1560s the king maintained a royal stud of over 3000 horses in Knyszyn, including large numbers of Arabian horses, among the first to be bred in northern Europe. Sigismund II died in the town in 1572, after which the royal property rapidly fell into neglect. Few signs of the former royal residence and extensive studs remain aside from foundations, which are poorly marked.
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