Wieluń Land

Wieluń Land for centuries was part of Sieradz Voivodeship in the Province of Greater Poland.

Wieluń Land covers current the counties of Wieluń, Ostrzeszów, Wieruszów and Kępno (the eastern half, with the capital), as well as some locations in the counties of Olesno, Pajęczno, Kłobuck, and also Częstochowa (an exclave).

It covers about 3,000 km2 and has 200,000 inhabitants.Wieluń Land developed from the medieval Castellany of Ruda, which was first mentioned in the 1136 Bull of Gniezno, and during the period known as the Fragmentation of Poland (see Testament of Bolesław III Krzywousty), it was part of Greater Poland proper.

The land had four starostas – at Wieluń itself, Ostrzeszów, Bolesławiec and Grabów nad Prosną.

Furthermore, the Voivode of Sieradz was obliged to appoint his deputy from Wieluń[citation needed].