The settlement or the gord of Baranów was first mentioned in 1135. It was
conveniently located near the Vistula river ford, and in 1354 it was granted
town charter by King Kazimierz Wielki. Baranow belonged to the Baranowski
family, and in the late 15th century it became property of the Kurozwecki
family. In 1518 Barbara Kurozwecka married Stanislaw Gorka, so Baranów remained
in the hands of the Gorka family until 1560, when it was sold to Rafal
Leszczynski. During the Protestant Reformation, Baranów was an important center
of Calvinism. The town prospered due to grain trade, as well as its artisans.
Its decline
