Recorded in 1148 as the seat of a castellan and a market by the Vistula crossing on the road to Lublin and Rus'.
Town rights come before 1255; Roman of Galicia and Volhynia dies near here in 1205.
Who holds it
- Name
- Leszek the White's castellan
- Title
- Lord of the place
- Since
- See the realm record
- Confidence
- medium
Lord in 1200
Leszek the White's castellan
How things stand that morning
Held for Leszek the White.
Charter
None. No town law and no charter in 1200: this is a ducal castle (gród) with a market settlement (suburbium) under the duke's law and the castellan's court.
Walls and castle
A stronghold of timber and earth (gród).
Trade and crafts
Ferry and market on the Rus' road.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Minor place; dated details as given in the summary.
Primary sources for Sandomierz (Leszek the White)
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.
- Chronicle of the Poles, by Master Vincent (Wincenty Kadłubek), Wincenty Kadłubek (about 1190 to 1208). Book 4 is a contemporary's account of the fight for the senior throne of Kraków. Read online
- The annals of the Kraków chapter and the other Polish annals (kept from the 11th century; the Kraków chapter annals continued to 1266). Short dated entries that fix the chronology Kadłubek blurs: the deaths of dukes and bishops, Mieszko the Old's captures of Kraków, Prussian raids on Masovia, church consecrations. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.