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Chęciny ( Yiddish: חענטשין - Khantchin or Chentshin) is a town in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,252 inhabitants (2006). It was first mentioned in historical documents from 1275, and obtained its city charter in 1325. At that time was one of major urban centers of northern Lesser Poland. The most important sight in Chęciny is the royal castle built in the late 13th or early 14th century on the Castle Hill above the town. It fell into a ruin in the 18th century and remains in that state to this day. For centuries Chęciny (or Chentshin) had a Jewish community and it had been the center of the Hasidic Chentshin dynasty, (Chęciny being pronounced as "Chentshin" or "Khantchin" in Yiddish.)
Chęciny may refer to the following places:
- Chęciny, Lubusz Voivodeship (west Poland)
- Chęciny, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland)
- Chęciny in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (south-central Poland)