Odrzywol was an old-age settlement and the birthplace of the noble Naleczow Odrzywolski family. In 1418 Dobrogost the Black Odrzywolski holder of the Nalecz coast of arms was granted the right by Wladyslaw Jagiello King Of Poland to set up a town on land adjoining the village of Wysokin, as a reward for building a bridge across the river Vistula for the Polish army fighting the Teutonic Knights in 1410. King Zygmunt August confirmed the town rights and bestowed the present name of the town, Odrzywol. Local rights gave the town the right to hold markets and fairs which have survived to this present day. The was town also known for its shoemakers and reputable butchers.
The town lay on the route leading from Silesia to Russia and was burnt to the ground several times including during the Swedish Flood (invasion). It lost its town rights after the January insurrection.
Belonging to the Odrzywol's historical past is the town square's quadrangular layout. The town has a parish church, which dates from the 14th century. In 1740 a wooden church was erected, rebuilt of stone in 1840, and preserved to this present day.
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