Kosów Lacki

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Country Poland Gmina Kosów Lacki Town rights 1723-1869, 2000 Area 11.57 km² Population 2,135 (2006)		County Sokołów Established 13th century Time zone CET (UTC+1) Voivodeship Masovian Voivodeship Local time Friday 7:35 PM

Weather 7°C, Wind W at 13 km/h, 86% Humidity

Kosów Lacki [ˈkɔsuf ˈlat͡skʲi] is a town in Sokołów County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,152 inhabitants (2004).

Map of Kos%C3%B3w Lacki, Poland

1202 - First mention of a village Kossów found in documents belonging to prince Konrad Mazowiecki.

1723 - A permit was granted to organize a market twice a week and a fair four times in a year. Kosów was established as a town.

18th century - There were two schools in Kossów, in which 40 percent of the students were girls.

1869 - Civic rights were canceled, because Kosów participated in The January Uprising.

1964 - A picture by El Greco titled "Saint Francis in ecstasy" was found in the presbytery in Kosów Lacki.

01.01.2000 - Restoration of civic rights.

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