First Republic of Pińczów

The Republic of Pińczów (Polish: Republika Pińczowska) was an area of Pińczów and the surrounding area which was liberated at the end of 1918 for a period of six weeks by the city's inhabitants, led by Jan Lisowski, after the disarmament of Austrian troops without a fight.

The city was seized at the end of 1918 after an action carried out by a group of about 150 people, consisting of members of the fire brigade and residents.

The group that disarmed the Austro-Hungarian Army's occupation unit consisting of Hungarians without a fight was commanded by Jan Lisowski, an activist of the SDKPiL.

[1] There was also a former Austrian officer Kalinka, pseudonym "Kazuń", leading a group spreading socialist and anarchist slogans.

Fearing the actions of the agitated peasants, several landed gentry families left their homes and went to Kielce.