page_title: Royal city in Poland
hierarchical_section_title: Royal city in Poland
caption_attribution_description: English: Medal commemorating Free Royal Cities Act 1791
context_page_description: In the history of Poland, a royal city or royal town was an urban settlement within the crown lands.
  The most influential royal cities enjoyed voting rights during the free election period in Poland. These cities were Gdańsk, Warsaw, Kraków, Poznań, Lviv, Vilnius, Toruń, Lublin, Kamianets and Elbląg. Other important royal cities included Gniezno, Płock, Grodno, Bydgoszcz and Piotrków.
context_section_description: In the history of Poland, a royal city or royal town (Polish: miasto królewskie) was an urban settlement within the crown lands (Polish: królewszczyzna).
  The most influential royal cities enjoyed voting rights during the free election period in Poland (1572-1791). These cities were Gdańsk, Warsaw, Kraków, Poznań, Lviv, Vilnius, Toruń, Lublin, Kamianets and Elbląg. Other important royal cities included Gniezno (ecclesiastical capital of Poland and former capital of early medieval Poland), Płock (former capital of medieval Poland), Grodno (general sejm location alongside Warsaw), Bydgoszcz and Piotrków (Crown Tribunal locations alongside Lublin).
caption: Medal commemorating the Law on the Cities
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