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rounded the settlement with a stone wall . In 1306 , canons in Sandomierz lodged a petition against Bishop Muscata pertaining to destruction of , among other , the basilica church ( second Romanesque church ) consisting in its fortification , by means of adding a defence tower to the southern wall of the church .
War-time destruction of Lesser Poland did not hinder the town ’ s development , which started to rely more on the trade route connecting Cracow with the Nida River valley and further through Radom with Masovia .
Political events in Poland in the fourth quarter of the 14 th century , related to the succession of the throne after Louis I of Hungary , reverberated strongly in the city . All meetings and rallies of the elites and the representatives of Queen Elisabeth , the wife of Władysław I the Elbow-high , were held here . This resulted in significant interest in the city , increased affluence of its residents , and , in consequence , extension of Wiślica . At that time , monumental architectural facilities were erected .
Fig . 3 - Wiślica : The collegiate basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary with the Bell Tower ( behind it ) and the Kanon Jan Długosz House ( lower corner ) and a two-nave interior with cross vaults .
Nevertheless , it is impossible to specify the exact time when the municipal charter was granted . No incorporation documents and no source information have been preserved ; however , the contemporary “ urban character ” of Wiślica is confirmed by two privileges of Władysław Jagiełło , releasing the burghers from trade fair fees and customs in the area of the entire kingdom of 1386 and confirming the burnt privilege by means of which the German law was conferred on the city of 1404 ( Kiryk 1994 ). Sparse number of sources does not allow for determining the size of the urban development , but it is necessary to acknowledge that the development might have covered the entire “ city island .” This could be confirmed by archaeologically verified location of the city walls ( Gula 1994 ).
The crucial role of Wiślica as the leading political and administrative centre of the Kingdom of Poland in the 14 th and in the 15 th century is corroborated not only by urban development and erection of significant architectural facilities , but also by the choice of the city as the place of legislation and adoption , during the legislative congress , of the Wiślica Statutes approved by Casimir the Great in 1347 and transforming the customary land rights into a codified and written-down collection of laws applicable in Poland , regulating the social system , private law , penal and procedural principles .
The Swedish attack was the final blow to the city . In 1657 , the Swedish and Hungarian armies besieged the city and , after a weak defence , conquered it , robbing the castle and killing the residents . It is probable that the town hall with all the municipal files was also destroyed at that time . The fire and
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