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Szydłów is a village in Staszów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Lesser Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Szydłów. It lies approximately west of Staszów and south-east of the regional capital Kielce. The village has a population of 1,093.
Szydłów's history dates to the 12th century. It gained its city rights in 1329 and lost them in 1869. The village several tourist attractions, including the 16th-century Szydłów Synagogue, several buildings and churches dating to the 14th century and the ruins of a castle from the same period. The first official inventory of important buildings in Poland, A General View of the Nature of Ancient Monuments in the Kingdom of Poland, led by Kazimierz Stronczyński from 1844–55, describes the Szydłów Synagogue as one of Poland's architecturally notable buildings.
Szydłów is a village (formerly a town) in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central Poland.
Szydłów may also refer to:
- Polish name for Šiluva in Lithuania
- Szydłów, Pabianice County in Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland)
- Szydłów, Piotrków County in Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland)
- Szydłów, Lubusz Voivodeship (west Poland)
- Szydłów, Opole Voivodeship (south-west Poland)