Końskie

Końskie
Palace and park ensemble in Końskie
Końskie
Coordinates: 51°12′N 20°25′E / 51.200°N 20.417°E / 51.200; 20.417
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŚwiętokrzyskie
CountyKońskie
GminaKońskie
Established11th century
Town rights1748
Government
  MayorKrzysztof Obratański
Area
  Total
35.70 km2 (13.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
  Total
19,962
  Density560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
26-200 to 26-204
Area code+48 41
Car platesTKN
Websitehttp://www.umkonskie.pl

Końskie [ˈkɔɲskʲɛ] (Yiddish: Kinsk, קינצק / קינסק) is a town in south-central Poland with 20,328 inhabitants (2008), situated in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. Historically, Końskie belongs to the province of Lesser Poland, and since its foundation, until 1795 (see Partitions of Poland), it was part of Lesser Poland's Sandomierz Voivodeship.