Town · Duchy of Kraków (the senior throne) · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Sącz

A settlement in the basin where the Poprad joins the Dunajec, on the road to Hungary's Szepes and Sáros counties.

No castellany is pinned for 1200; the land goes to Duchess Kinga in 1257 and the towns of Stary and Nowy Sącz are later foundations.

Who holds it

Name
Mieszko III (no officer pinned)
Title
Lord of the place
Since
See the realm record
Confidence
low

Lord in 1200

Mieszko III (no officer pinned)

How things stand that morning

Held for Mieszko III.

Charter

None: a settlement under the duke, with no town law (the Sącz towns are founded later).

Trade and crafts

The road to Hungary up the Poprad.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Minor place; dated details as given in the summary.

Primary sources for Kraków (Mieszko III)

Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.

Sources and studies

  1. Stary Sącz (en.wikipedia)

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.