Editing Chojnice (section)

===Kingdom of Poland (1466–1772)===
[[File:LO Filomatow Chojnickich.JPG|thumb|''Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Filomatów Chojnickich'', one of the oldest [[high school]]s in Poland]]
After the [[Second Peace of Thorn]] of 1466 the Teutonic Knights renounced any claims to Chojnice, and the town became again part of Poland.<ref>Górski, p. 89-90, 207</ref><ref name=mb19/><ref name=cm>{{cite news|url=https://chojnicemuzeum.pl/index.php?z-dziejow-miasta,64 |title=Z dziejów miasta |access-date=1 June 2020}}</ref> In this time the Barons of [[Betha]] who traditionally ruled the city left the town and took up residence in the Prussian and Austrian courts. The town was then located in the Człuchów County in the [[Pomeranian Voivodeship (1466–1772)|Pomeranian Voivodeship]]. Chojnice was an important center of cloth production in Poland.<ref name=wl>{{cite magazine|last=Look|first=Witold|year=2014|title=Sukiennictwo chojnickie|magazine=Zeszyty Chojnickie|language=pl|location=Chojnice|publisher=Chojnickie Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Nauk|issue=29|page=20}}</ref> Cloth production was the main branch of the local economy, and in 1570, clothiers constituted 36% of all craftsmen in the town.<ref name=wl/> To this day, one of the main streets in the town center is called ''Ulica Sukienników'' ("Clothiers' Street").<ref name=wl/>

In the 16th century the city council accepted the Protestant [[Reformation]] officially, and Protestants took over the parish church. The Roman Catholic priest Jan Siński died in the following turmoil. In 1555 King [[Sigismund II Augustus]] confirmed religious freedom for the city.<ref name=cm/> In 1616 the St. John's church was restored to the Catholics thanks to local parish priest Jan Doręgowski.<ref name=cm/> In 1620 the first [[Society of Jesus|Jesuits]] came into the town and began the [[Counter Reformation]]. In 1622 the Jesuits founded a school, which under the name ''Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Filomatów Chojnickich w Chojnicach'' is today one of the oldest [[high school]]s in Poland.

In the year 1627 a fire destroyed parts of the town. During the [[Second Northern War]] (against Sweden, 1655–1660) the [[Battle of Chojnice (1656)]] was fought. The town suffered heavily from the siege, plundering and fire, especially in 1657. Cloth production declined as a result of the [[Deluge (history)|Swedish invasion]], however, it soon revived.<ref name=wl21>Look, p. 21</ref> In 1733–1744 the [[Baroque in Poland|Baroque]] Jesuit Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built.<ref name=znmp>{{cite web|url=https://www.miastochojnice.pl/kosciol_pojezuicki_p-w-__zwiastowania_najswietszej_marii_panny-5447/|title=Kościół pojezuicki p.w. Zwiastowania Najświętszej Marii Panny|website=Urząd Miejski w Chojnicach|date=18 May 2014|access-date=28 June 2020|language=pl, en, de}}</ref> A large fire destroyed the town again in 1742.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://historiachojnic.com/16-z-kart-historii/xvi-xviii-wiek/36-z-burmistrzowskiego-pamietnika.html |title=Z PAMIĘTNIKA BURMISTRZA |access-date=1 June 2020}}</ref>