The little town of Bodzentyn came into being through the urban settlement translocation from the nearby Tarczek by the Cracovian (Kraków) bishop Jan Bodzanta between 1348 and 1355.

• Bodzentyn

Chęciny is a town located relatively close to Kielce on the route Warszawa – Kraków. The town underwent development owing to its deposits of precious metals such as lead, silver or copper. The picturesque panorama dominated by a Gothic castle...

• Chęciny

Chmielnik as a town is traced in some documents referring to a very dramatic moment in the history of Poland. On March 18, 1241, during the invasion of Tartars, “the Chmielnik battle”, regarded as one of the major battles of the 13th century Europe took place there.

• Chmielnik

The earliest records about its trading activities date back to 1084 – it"s also the date of the construction of St Adalbert"s church. At the turn of the 11th century, Kielce and the Łysa Góra estate were already in hands of the Cracovian bishops. Kielce received its city rights in 1295, although some sources mention the year 1360 and bishop Bodzanta.

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The area of the present Nowa Słupia was visited already in the 2nd c. BC. by pilgrims aimed to head for the summit of Bald Mountain or merchants interested in buying iron. Every year in August an archeological festival known as Dymarki Świetokrzyskie is organized in Nowa Słupia in order to demonstrate visitors the ancient ways of smelting iron ore.

• Nowa Słupia

It differs somehow from other stops on the Zagnańsk-Samsonów-Bobrza-Oblęgorek itinerary as it is not exclusively associated with metallurgical industry. Oblęgorek owes its fame to the Henryk Sienkiewicz Museum. In 1900, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his literary work, Henryk Sienkiewicz could move into a little palace situated in a scenic park. It was acquired from its owner thanks to donations of the writer"s compatriots.

• Oblęgorek

The town of Raków was founded by the Żarnów castellan, Jan Sienieński, who was a Calvinist. He granted numerous privileges to the inhabitants and religious freedom.

• Raków

The little town of Zagnańsk is located on the territory of the Suchedniowski-Oblęgorski Landscape Park, surrounded by beautiful woods of the Świętokrzyska Forest. These woods became an excellent source of raw material for the nearby foundries in Samsonów and Bobrza in the 18th century.

• Zagnańsk