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Byczyna is a town in Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland, with 3,490 inhabitants as of December 2021.
Byczyna from the Tower
Jan Zamoyski at the Battle of Byczyna in 1588, painting by Jan Matejko
Medieval town walls with the Eastern (or "Polish") Tower
Western (or "German") Tower
Battle of Byczyna
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The Battle of Byczyna, also known as the Battle of Pitschen, was the deciding battle of the 1587–1588 War of the Polish Succession, which erupted after two rival candidates were elected to the Polish
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…and finally Legnica until 1675. Afterwards it was incorporated into the Habsburg-ruled Czech Kingdom. It was a border town, located near Poland. The Battle of Byczyna took place nearby between Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria, who was elected as king of Poland, and Sigismund III Vasa who also was elected as king…
Poddanie się Arcyksięcia Maksymiliana pod Byczyną, Juliusz Kossak