ki ▁Rad lin ▁II ▁St are ▁M ias to ▁( old ▁city ) ▁Wil ch wy ▁ ▁Z aw ada ▁ ▁History ▁Being ▁a ▁border land ▁town , ▁W od z is ław ▁Ś lą ski ▁is ▁a ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁W od z is ław ▁County , ▁formed ▁during ▁a ▁historical ▁process ▁last ing ▁many ▁centuries . ▁Rich ▁exc av ations ▁the ▁oldest ▁finds ▁dated ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁stone ▁Age ▁give ▁evidence ▁about ▁its ▁ancient ▁inhabitants . ▁ ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁ ▁The ▁city ' s ▁name ▁der ives ▁from ▁the ▁Pi ast ▁Duke ▁W ład ys ław ▁of ▁O pole . ▁He ▁located ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁established ▁the ▁W od z is ław ▁monaster y ▁about ▁ 1 2 5 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁city ' s ▁orig ins ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁and ▁ 1 1 th ▁century , ▁when ▁three ▁S lav ic ▁settlement s ▁existed ▁on ▁W od z is ław ' s ▁present - day ▁territory ▁which ▁eventually ▁merged ▁to ▁form ▁one ▁town . ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁medieval ▁east ward ▁migration ▁of ▁F lem ish ▁and ▁German ▁sett lers ▁( O st s ied lung ), ▁W od z is ław , ▁as ▁many ▁other ▁Polish ▁settlement s , ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁( gr anted ▁city ▁status ▁and ▁right ) ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁so - called ▁Mag de burg ▁Law ▁at ▁some ▁point ▁before ▁ 1 2 5 7 ▁( the ▁exact ▁date ▁remains ▁unknown ). ▁This ,