 baranÃ³w sandomierski  is a small town in southern poland, in the subcarpathian voivodship, tarnobrzeg county on the vistula river, with 1,440 inhabitants (02.06.2009). baranÃ³w lies near the vistula river, along regional road nr. 985, which goes from tarnobrzeg to mielec. it belongs to the historic province of lesser poland, and for centuries was part of the sandomierz voivodeship. its name comes either from sheep husbandry, which was prevalent in this area in the past (baran means ram in polish), or from the baranowski family, owners of the town. the settlement or the gord of baranÃ³w 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 baranÃ³w remained in the hands of the gorka family until 1560, when it was sold to rafal leszczynski. during the protestant reformation, baranÃ³w was an important center of calvinism. the town prospered due to grain trade, as 
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