Kliszów, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

The Battle of Kliszów (also spelled Klissow or Klezow) took place on July 19, 1702, near the village of Kliszów in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Great Northern War. A Swedish army under the command of King Charles XII of Sweden defeated a Polish–Saxon army twice the size that was led by King Augustus II the Strong. During the second year of the war, following Swedish victories at Narva and Düna, Charles launched a campaign against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. In May 1702, Charles captured Warsaw, the Commonwealth's capital, where he received intelligence that Augustus was assembling a large Saxon army in Kraków. Charles chose to pursue Augustus and called for Swedish reinforcements. By July, after minor skirmishes and the arrival of his reinforcements, Charles was ready to attack Augustus's army, which had taken up a strong defensive position at Kliszów. The battle began on July 9 with the Swedish army attempting to encircle the Saxon right wing. At the same time, the Polish Crown Army arrived to assist Augustus. The Swedish wings withstood attacks by the Saxon–Polish cavalry, which was driven from the battlefield. The Swedish cavalry and infantry were then able to jointly attack the Saxon infantry, which was forced to retreat. Augustus retreated to Sandomierz with his largely-intact army and retained control of large parts of Poland, but his military power was greatly weakened following the battle, which was a tactical and political victory for Charles.

Rębów [ˈrɛmbuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kije, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 5 km (3 mi) north-west of Kije, 11 km (7 mi) north of Pińczów, and 30 km (19 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce.

Borczyn [ˈbɔrt͡ʂɨn] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kije, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 km (2 mi) north-west of Kije, 12 km (7 mi) north of Pińczów, and 29 km (18 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce.

Kokot [ˈkɔkɔt] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kije, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 2 km (1 mi) west of Kije, 9 km (6 mi) north of Pińczów, and 31 km (19 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce.

Hajdaszek [xai̯ˈdaʂɛk] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kije, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 2 km (1 mi) south-west of Kije, 8 km (5 mi) north of Pińczów, and 32 km (20 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce.

Wierzbica [vjɛʐˈbit͡sa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kije, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 km (2 mi) north of Kije, 12 km (7 mi) north of Pińczów, and 29 km (18 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce.

Korytnica [kɔrɨtˈnit͡sa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sobków, within Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 7 km (4 mi) south-east of Sobków, 16 km (10 mi) east of Jędrzejów, and 27 km (17 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce. The village is famous for a palaeontological locality situated nearby. It yielded several Miocene species, above all gastropods. Some of these fossil animals were named after the village, like for example the bryozoan Stephanollona korytnicensis.

Karsy [ˈkarsɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sobków, within Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 9 km (6 mi) south-east of Sobków, 18 km (11 mi) east of Jędrzejów, and 26 km (16 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce.

Gmina Kije is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Kije, which lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Pińczów and 31 km (19 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce. The gmina covers an area of 99.26 square kilometres (38.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,624. The gmina contains parts of the protected areas called Nida Landscape Park and Szaniec Landscape Park.

Kije [ˈkijɛ] is a village in Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kije. It lies approximately 9 km (6 mi) north of Pińczów and 31 km (19 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce.

Lipa [ˈlipa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sobków, within Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 9 km (6 mi) south-east of Sobków, 19 km (12 mi) east of Jędrzejów, and 25 km (16 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce.