Sidlow is a village in southern Poland situated in Swietokrzyska province in 43 km South-East of Kielce. Due to the large number of plum trees village called plum capital of Poland. Every year there is a festival of plum.

History Sidlow originates in the twelfth century. The village received city rights in 1329 and lost them in 1869. There are several tourist attractions, including the sixteenth-century synagogue, built as a fortress.

Initially, Sidlow belonged to the Polish kings. In the mid-fourteenth century, king Casimir the Great founded the fortified castle and the Church of St. Ladislaus. The city was surrounded by a defensive wall with three gates. Soon Sidlow became the residence of the warden, it began to come artisans and Jewish settlers. The development of the city contributed to the wine trade, cattle breeding and brewing. In the sixteenth century there were bakers, tailors, shoemakers, blacksmiths. Was built brewery, open bath, built the synagogue. In 1564 in Sidelobe was 180 houses, 49 of which were located on the market square.

The good times ended in the first half of the 17th century. In 1630 the town was burned first by the Swedes and later by the troops of George Rakoczy. The population decreased from 1300 to 350 people, the number of houses was reduced to 54. After these conflicts Sidlow fell into disrepair. In 1789 it was built of stone town hall, 5 mills, and was 196 homes, many of which were abandoned. The castle built by king Casimir the Great, was destroyed.

After the third partition of Poland in 1795, Sidlow was annexed to the Austrian Empire, but in 1809 became the residence of the Duchy of Warsaw. In 1869, as a punishment for participation of residents in the January uprising, the Russian authorities took Chidlow city rights.

During the Second world war, the Germans opened the ghetto, the village itself was partially destroyed. In 1960 the population was already 1402 inhabitants.

Despite the small size of the village, there are several interesting attractions. The medieval city center with a 700-meter high protective wall. Of the three former gate, to the present time preserved only the Cracow gate. The Church of St. Stanislaus, a 14th-century Gothic Church of All Saints of the 14th century and the ruins of the Royal castle and the former hospital. In the synagogue, built in the 16th century in late Renaissance style, now houses a Museum of Jewish culture.