Giecz is a small village in Poland, in the Greater Polish Voivodship, near Dominowo and Środa. It is notable as one of the centres of Polish statehood in the early Middle Ages, along with Poznań and Gniezno. Greater Poland Voivodship (in Polish województwo wielkopolskie) is an administrative region or voivodship of western-central Poland It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznan, Kalisz, Konin, Pila and Leszno voivodships as a result of Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. ... Åšroda is the Polish word for Wednesday. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... The Poznan is also a breed of horse. ... Motto: none Voivodship Greater Poland Municipal government Mayor Jaromir Dziel Area 40,9 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 71 040 none 1737/km² Founded City rights 8th century 1239 Latitude Longitude 52°32 N 17°36 E Area code +48 61 Car plates PGN Twin towns Anagni, Esztergom, Falkenberg, Saint...

In early 9th century a small keep was built on a hill at a peninsula on the Giecz lake. Fortified with a stockade and earthworks, it was one of the strongpoints of early Piast dynasty. In 1038 during the war with Bohemia, it was seized by Bretislaus I, who sacked the town and sold all of its inhabitants into slavery. The town quickly recovered and until 13th century it was a notable centre of administration, trade and commerce in Greater Poland. Around that time the town was also granted with a city charter and became a seat of a castellany. In 1331 it was burnt to the ground - never to recover. This earthenware dish was made in 9th century Iraq. ... The Piast dynasty is a line of Kings and dukes that ruled Poland from its beginnings as an independent state up to 1370. ... Events Independent declaration of Western Xia. ... Bohemia This article is about the historical region in central Europe; for other uses, see Bohemia (disambiguation). ... Břetislav the Bohemian Achilles (b. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Greater Poland (also Great Poland; Polish: Wielkopolska, German: Grosspolen, Latin: Polonia Maior) is one of the historical regions of Poland. ... A city charter or town charter is a legal document establishing a municipality. ... A castellan was the governor or caretaker of a castle or keep. ... Events September 8 - Stefan Dusan declares himself king of Serbia Start of the reign of Emperor Kogon of Japan, first of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders Births Coluccio Salutati, Florentine political leader (died 1406) Deaths January 14 - Odoric, Italian explorer October 27 - Abulfeda, Arab historian and geographer (born 1273) Categories: 1331...

After 1945 the archaeologists discovered the remnants of a mediaeval pallatium, pre-Romanesque rotunda, stone walls, a 13th century palace and several primitive iron ore works. 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... In Mosta, Malta, the Rotunda of Santa Marija Assunta is covered by a saucer dome. ...