sentences:  In 1282 the city laws were confirmed by Przemysł II of Poland, and in 1314 it was made the capital of the Kalisz Voivodeship by king Władysław I the Elbow-high.Located roughly in the centre of Poland (as its borders stood in that era), Kalisz was a notable centre of trade.Because of its strategic location, King Casimir III the Great signed a peace treaty with the Teutonic Order there in 1343.