Daleszyce [dalɛˈʂɨt͡sɛ] is a town in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,800 inhabitants (2006). It became a town at the start of 2007. Daleszyce lies among the hills of the Malopolska Upland, in the historic province of Lesser Poland. The area of the town is 15,50 km2., and due to proximity to Kielce, it is served by buses of Kielce Transit System. Origins of its name are not known, probably Daleszyce was named after its founder, a man named Dalesz or Dalech. Daleszyce was rebuilt in the late 1940s. It remained a village until January 1, 2007.