Location of Skarzysko-Kamienna

Basic information
Skarżysko-Kamienna - a town in northern Swietokrzyskie Voivodship (Poland) by Kamienna river, one of the voivodship's largest towns.

Population: 50,300 (2002)
Area: 64,16 km²
Population density: 784/km²

• 12th century - knights' congress in Milica village (currently the town's district)
• 1923 - the commune of Kamienna becomes a town
• 1924 - National Ammunition Factory built (now MESKO)
• 1928 - town's name is changed to Skarżysko-Kamienna
• 1940 - Germans carry out mass executions of Poles (360 people executed in February and 760 - in June)
• 1942 - Germans set up a forced labour camp for Jews
• 1944 - liquidation of the labour camp
• 1945 - liberation of the town on 18th January
• 1969 - The White Eagle Museum established
• 1999 - Skarżysko county established as a result of the Local Government Reogranization Act (1998)