In 1425–1436, Bishop Jastrzębiec built a defensive Gothic castle in Rytwiany, surrounded by the swamps of the Czarna river. The castle, partly destroyed in 1657 (see Deluge) was inhabited until the 19th century, then fell into a ruin, to be finally demolished in 1859. All that now remains of it is a fortified tower. In the early 17th century, when the village and the castle belonged to the Tęczyński family, it was a cultural center of the region. In 1621, upon request of Jan Tęczyński, Camaldolese monks settled here, building an abbey and a church. The monks moved to Warsaw in 1819, and their church now serves as a local parish church. In the late 19th century, the Radziwiłł family, who were the last owners of the village, built here a palace, which was remodelled in 2005 and now is a hotel.
According to the 2002 Poland census, there were 1,672 people residing in Rytwiany village, of whom 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 37.7% from 18 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older.[1]
Table 1. Population level of village in 2002 — by age group[1]
SPECIFICATION
Measure unit
POPULATION (by age group in 2002)
TOTAL
0-9
10-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70-79
80 +
I.
TOTAL
person
1,672
191
254
248
222
259
184
141
120
53
—
of which in
%
100
11.4
15.2
14.8
13.3
15.5
11
8.4
7.2
3.2
1.
BY SEX
A.
Males
person
828
96
134
128
119
134
97
57
51
12
—
of which in
%
49.5
5.7
8
7.7
7.1
8
5.8
3.4
3.1
0.7
B.
Females
person
844
95
120
120
103
125
87
84
69
41
—
of which in
%
50.5
5.7
7.2
7.2
6.2
7.5
5.2
5
4.1
2.5
Figure 1. Population pyramid of village in 2002 — by age group and sex[1]
Table 2. Population level of village in 2002 — by sex[1]
^Bielec, Jan (ed.); Szwałek, Stanisława (1982). Wykaz urzędowych nazw miejscowości w Polsce. T. III: P – Ż [List of official names of localities in Poland, Vol. III: P – Ż] (in Polish). Ministry of Administration, Spatial Economy and Environmental Protection (1st ed.). Warsaw, Poland: Central Statistical Office. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
^Sitek, Janusz (1991). Nazwy geograficzne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej [Geographical names of the Republic of Poland] (in Polish). Ministry of Physical Planning and Construction, Surveyor General of Poland, Council of Ministers' Office, Commission for Establishing Names of Localities and Physiographical Objects (1st ed.). Warsaw, Poland: Eugeniusz Romer State Cartographical Publishing House. ISBN83-7000-071-1.
^"Rytwiany, wieś, gmina Rytwiany, powiat staszowski, województwo świętokrzyskie" [Rytwiany, village, Rytwiany Commune, Staszów County, Świętokrzyskie Province, Poland]. Topographical map prepared in 1:10,000 scale. Aerial and satellite orthophotomap (in Polish). Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography, Poland, Warsaw. 2011. geoportal.gov.pl. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
