Editing Sosnowiec (section)

===Early history===
[[File:Zamek Sielecki 2.JPG|thumb|left|Medieval [[Sielecki Castle]] in the Sielec district]]

The history of the city begins in 1902 when it was granted [[town privileges|city rights]] after the merger a number of older settlements. However, the history of the village of Sosnowiec dates back to the year 1227, when it was mentioned for the first time. It was a small settlement in the Polish [[Seniorate Province|Duchy of Kraków]], located in close vicinity of much larger and better-developed villages of Sielce and [[Zagórze, Sosnowiec|Zagórze]] (both are now districts of the city). Other districts are even older. Milowice was first mentioned in 1123 as ''Miley''. Documents from 1228 already mention Milowice, [[Klimontów, Sosnowiec|Klimontów]], and [[Zagórze, Sosnowiec|Zagórze]]. Furthermore, Milowice was placed on a 1561 map.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

As part of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]], Sosnowiec belonged to [[Kraków Voivodeship (14th century – 1795)|Kraków Voivodeship]] in the larger [[Lesser Poland Province, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland|Lesser Poland Province]]. It became a [[border town]] after the neighbouring [[Duchy of Silesia|Duchies of Silesia]] passed to the [[Lands of the Bohemian Crown|Bohemian Crown]] in 1335. In the result of the [[third partition of Poland]] in 1795, however, it was seized by the [[Kingdom of Prussia]] and was included into the newly established province of [[New Silesia]]. During the [[Napoleonic Wars]], it became part of the [[Duchy of Warsaw]] in 1807 and later, of [[Congress Poland]] ruled by the [[Namiestnik of Poland|namiestniks]] of the [[Russian Empire]]. Located at the borders with the [[German Empire]] and [[Austria-Hungary]], Sosnowiec became famous for the [[Three Emperors' Corner]] [[tripoint]], which was located within current limits of the city. During the [[January Uprising]], in February 1863, the [[Battle of Sosnowiec]] was fought, in which Polish insurgents led by {{interlanguage link|Apolinary Kurowski|pl|display=1}}<nowiki/> defeated the Russians.<ref name=tz>{{cite web|url=http://twojezaglebie.pl/powstanie-styczniowe-zaglebiu/|title=Powstanie styczniowe w Zagłębiu. Sprawdź, jak Zagłębiacy zaskoczyli Imperium Rosyjskie|website=Twoje Zagłębie|author=Mateusz Załęski|date=29 January 2017|access-date=7 November 2020|language=pl}}</ref> The victory allowed the Poles to take control of the surrounding towns as well.<ref name=tz/>