Middle_Ages Konin

gosławice district: rural architecture, reflected in open-air museum

since 13th century, konin has been situated on marshy grounds of island within ford of warta river. oldest available written work confirming location of town associated gosław, chief officer of group of settlers, , recorded in 1293. town may have been chartered duke of greater poland, przemysł ii, visited konin in 1284 , 1292. @ time, town s north-south axis equalled 430 meters, while east-west axis equalled 210 meters. also, town s area 8 hectares, , circumference 1100 meters. standards of time, konin town of medium size.

konin s significance grew during 14th century. records era indicate konin possessed castellan, office of significance in feudal poland, , 1 oldest towns in country granted. @ approximately midpoint of century, konin became judicial seat of kalisz voivodeship , functioned under authority of starost. there may have been school in konin @ time, student konin listed in 14th-century record of charles university in prague.

the second half of 14th century , entire 15th believed have been period of rapid development konin. during reign of polish king casimir iii great (1310–1370), king s castle erected in konin , town encircled walls , moat, marking beginning of konin king s town later, king władysław ii jagiełło (1351/52 - 1434) guest of konin, visiting in years of 1403, 1425, , 1433. (władysław engineered historic debilitation of political , military power of teutonic knights means of polish-lithuanian victory @ battle of grunwald in 1410.) last stay @ konin, in 1433, longest. throughout year s summer, resided in town s castle, obtaining reports on polish retaliatory strike against knights.

in 1458, during thirteen years war (wojna trzynastoletnia, 1454–1466) against teutonic order, there call military recruitment throughout poland. every polish town bound put quantity of soldiers, number of sign of size , power of given town. regard konin, 15 infantrymen; comparison, poznań, capital of greater poland, bound put 60, while kalisz, nearby słupca , kłodawa, , koło provide 30, 20, 20, , 15 men, respectively. these quantities suggest konin still town of medium size. notwithstanding, town continued development of handicraft trades , enlarged area of starosty district. in 1425, konin granted charter conduct 2 fairs each year.