Mazowieckie
Interesting facts about the history of the castle and town
1138
The oldest mention of Sochaczew dates back to 1138. We learn it that on October 28 of that year Bolesław III Wrymouthed died in the Benedictine Monastery of the Holy Trinity.
1221
In 1221 Sochaczew was already the capital of a castellany.
1286
In 1282 the town of Sochaczew, which belonged to Bolesław Siemowitowicz, was ravaged by his brother Konrad II Czerski.
1286
In 1286 the town of Sochaczew was severely damaged during the Lithuanian-Ruthenian invasion.
XIV century
The ducal castle in Sochaczew was built in the first half of the 14th century on the initiative of Siemowit II or Siemowit III.
1324
In 1324 Sochaczew was granted city rights.
20 May 1350
On 20 May 1350, in the village of Żukowo near Sochaczew, Casimir the Great defeated Lithuanian invaders ravaging the area.
22 April 1377
On 22 April 1377, at a congress in Sochaczew, Siemowit III approved the Statutes of Mazovia, which were a regulation on criminal law.
15 December 1434
On 15 December 1434 Sochaczew was granted town rights by Siemowit V of Chełmno.
1476
In 1476 Sochaczew enlarged the territory of the Kingdom of Poland.
1494
XVII century
During the Deluge, the castle in Sochaczew was occupied and then burnt down by the Swedes.
1655-1660
During the Deluge, the castle in Sochaczew was occupied and then burnt down by the Swedes.
1789-1790
In the years 1789-1790 the castle in Sochaczew was partially rebuilt. One of the restored buildings was used as an office and archive building.
1793
In 1793 Sochaczew was occupied by the Prussian army.
1794
In 1794 the castle in Sochaczew was ruined during a shelling by the Prussian army.
1807
In 1807 Sochaczew became part of the Duchy of Warsaw.
1815
In 1815, in accordance with the provisions of the Congress of Vienna, Sochaczew became part of the autonomous Kingdom of Poland, bound by a personalwith Russia.
1831
In 1831, as a result of fighting in the November Uprising, the town hall in Sochaczew was destroyed.
1903
In 1903 Sochaczew received a railway connection to Warsaw.
1914-1915
Sochaczew was destroyed during battles fought December 1914 to July 1915 by the Bzura and Rawka rivers.
17 January 1945
On 17 January 1945, Sochaczew was liberated Nazi occupation.
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