Kurozwęki [kurɔˈzvɛnki] is a village in the district of Gmina Staszów, within Staszów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies on the Czarna Staszowska river, in the historic province of Lesser Poland, approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Staszów and 48 km (30 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kielce.

The village's history dates back to the 13th century. It had city rights from before 1400 to 1870. It has several tourist attractions, including a 14th-century palace, open for visitors, with a bison farm nearby, and a 15th-century church.

Some time in the mid 14th century, local knight Dobiesław of Kurozwęki built here a castle, which became the seat of the Kurozwęcki noble family (see szlachta). At first the castle was of defensive character, but in the course of the time it was remodeled several times. It is not known when exactly Kurozwęki received town charter, most probably it happened before the year 1400. The town belonged to several families – the Kurozwęcki, the Lanckoroński, the Potocki and the Popiel. In the 17th century, when Kurozwęki belonged to Lesser Poland's Sandomierz Voivodeship, it was one of the centers of Protestant Reformation, especially Calvinism. In 1870, the government of Russian-controlled Congress Poland (see Partitions of Poland) deprived it of the town charter.

Demography

According to the 2002 Poland census, there were 844 people residing in Kurozwęki village, of whom 44.5% were male and 55.5% were female. In the village, the population was spread out, with 15.9% under the age of 18, 28.6% from 18 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 31.2% who were 65 years of age or older.

Table 1. Population level of village in 2002 – by age group

SPECIFICATION					Measure unit	POPULATION (by age group in 2002)
						TOTAL	0–9	10–19	20–29	30–39	40–49	50–59	60–69	70–79	80 +
I.	TOTAL				person	844	76	85	110	67	107	119	74	110	96
	—	of which in			%	100	9	10.1	13	7.9	12.7	14.1	8.8	13	11.4
	1.	BY SEX
		A.	Males		person	376	36	48	63	34	52	63	30	33	17
			—	of which in	%	44.5	4.3	5.7	7.5	4	6.2	7.5	3.6	3.9	2
		B.	Females		person	468	40	37	47	33	55	56	44	77	79
			—	of which in	%	55.5	4.7	4.4	5.6	3.9	6.5	6.6	5.2	9.1	9.4

Figure 1. Population pyramid of village in 2002 – by age group and sex

Table 2. Population level of village in 2002 – by sex

SPECIFICATION						Measure unit	POPULATION (by sex in 2002)
							TOTAL	Males	Females
I.	TOTAL					person	844	376	468
	—	of which in				%	100	44.5	55.5
	1.	BY AGE GROUP
		A.	At pre-working age			person	134	69	65
			—	of which in		%	15.9	8.2	7.7
		B.	At working age. grand total			person	447	244	203
			—	of which in		%	53	28.9	24.1
			a.	at mobile working age		person	241	130	111
				—	of which in	%	28.6	15.4	13.2
			b.	at non-mobile working age		person	206	114	92
				—	of which in	%	24.4	13.5	10.9
		C.	At post-working age			person	263	63	200
			—	of which in		%	31.2	7.5	23.7

See also

• Kurozweki Palace