Jordanów was founded in 1564 by Spytek Wawrzyniec Jordan on the salt road from Kraków and Wieliczka to Orava and Hungary. In 1581 it got a right to organize annual fairs, which in 17th century became famous in south regions of the Crown. Main goods traded there were linen, cattle and salt. Since 1999, Jordanów has been situated in Sucha County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It was previously in Nowy Sącz Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998.
Jordanów is the oldest town on the territory of Sucha Beskidzka County. Its history dates back to a royal privilege, issued in 1564 by King Zygmunt August, upon which Spytek Jordan of Zakliczyn was allowed to found a new town. Jordan himself was a rich and influential nobleman, a starosta of Kraków and Crown podskarbi.
Parish church in Jordanów
The town of Jordanów was located on the grounds of the village of Malejowa, with Magdeburg rights charter. Spytek Jordan, who was regarded as an enlightened man, planned the town square with a town hall (1571), hoping that Jordanów would emerge as an important trade and craft center. After Spytko's death, Jordanów belonged to his wife Anna Sieniawska, and then to several noble families. In 1576, Stefan Batory confirmed Jordanów's charter, allowing for two fairs a year. Jordanów prospered, with inns, restaurants, artisans, and warehouses of salt and Hungarian wine, a very popular commodity in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Following the first partition of Poland (1772) Jordanów was annexed by the Habsburg Empire, and remained in Austrian Galicia until 1918. During Austrian rule the town declined, with the situation slowly improving after 1884, when a railroad line with a station was completed. In the Second Polish Republic, Jordanów was a spa, nicknamed Green Town. The town, however, remained poor, with high unemployment and no industry.
In early September 1939, during the Invasion of Poland, Jordanów was burned by the Wehrmacht (see also Battle of Jordanów). Out of 400 houses, 270 were completely destroyed. The town was once again burned in January 1945, and for its sufferings, in 1984 was awarded the Order of the Cross of Grunwald.
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jordanów, other, places, with, same, name, disambiguation, town, southern, poland, skawa, river, 2018, town, population, bird, view, citycoat, armscoordinates, 833country, polandvoivodeshiplesser, polandcountysuchagmina, urban, gmina, established1564town, righ. For other places with the same name see Jordanow disambiguation Jordanow is a town in southern Poland on the Skawa river As of 2018 the town had a population of 5 360 JordanowA bird s eye view of the cityCoat of armsJordanowCoordinates 49 40 N 19 50 E 49 667 N 19 833 E 49 667 19 833Country PolandVoivodeshipLesser PolandCountySuchaGminaJordanow urban gmina Established1564Town rights1564Government MayorAndrzej MalczewskiArea Total21 03 km2 8 12 sq mi Population 2010 Total5 234 Density250 km2 640 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code34 240Area code 48 18Car platesKSUClimateDfbWebsitehttp www jordanow pl History editJordanow was founded in 1564 by Spytek Wawrzyniec Jordan on the salt road from Krakow and Wieliczka to Orava and Hungary In 1581 it got a right to organize annual fairs which in 17th century became famous in south regions of the Crown Main goods traded there were linen cattle and salt Since 1999 Jordanow has been situated in Sucha County Lesser Poland Voivodeship It was previously in Nowy Sacz Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998 Jordanow is the oldest town on the territory of Sucha Beskidzka County Its history dates back to a royal privilege issued in 1564 by King Zygmunt August upon which Spytek Jordan of Zakliczyn was allowed to found a new town Jordan himself was a rich and influential nobleman a starosta of Krakow and Crown podskarbi nbsp Parish church in JordanowThe town of Jordanow was located on the grounds of the village of Malejowa with Magdeburg rights charter Spytek Jordan who was regarded as an enlightened man planned the town square with a town hall 1571 hoping that Jordanow would emerge as an important trade and craft center After Spytko s death Jordanow belonged to his wife Anna Sieniawska and then to several noble families In 1576 Stefan Batory confirmed Jordanow s charter allowing for two fairs a year Jordanow prospered with inns restaurants artisans and warehouses of salt and Hungarian wine a very popular commodity in the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth Following the first partition of Poland 1772 Jordanow was annexed by the Habsburg Empire and remained in Austrian Galicia until 1918 During Austrian rule the town declined with the situation slowly improving after 1884 when a railroad line with a station was completed In the Second Polish Republic Jordanow was a spa nicknamed Green Town The town however remained poor with high unemployment and no industry In early September 1939 during the Invasion of Poland Jordanow was burned by the Wehrmacht see also Battle of Jordanow Out of 400 houses 270 were completely destroyed The town was once again burned in January 1945 and for its sufferings in 1984 was awarded the Order of the Cross of Grunwald External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jordanow Municipality home page Jewish Community in Jordanow on Virtual Shtetl Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jordanow amp oldid 1081080056, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
