Firlej restored the church to the Catholics in 1594. Włodowice remained a small town, which was completely burned during the catastrophic Swedish invasion of Poland (1655–60). In 1669, it passed from the Firlej family to the Warszycki family. On July 26, 1683, King Jan III Sobieski rested here on his way to the Battle of Vienna, and in early March 1734, King Augustus III of Poland also spent one night at a local palace, on his way from Kraków to Częstochowa. Following the Partitions of Poland, Włodowice briefly belonged to the Kingdom of Prussia. In 1807, the town was regained by Poles and included within the short-lived Duchy of Warsaw. Following the duchy's dissolution, in 1815, it became part of Russian-controlled Congress Poland, in which it remained until World War I. In 1870, as a punishment for the January Uprising, Włodowice lost its town charter. Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in 1939, it was occupied by Germany. References External links Jewish Community in Włodowice on Virtual Shtetl Cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship Zawiercie County Kraków Voivodeship (14th century – 1795) Kielce Voivodeship (1919–1939)