Konin's significance grew during the 14th century. Records from that era indicate that Konin possessed a "Castellan", an office of significance in feudal Poland, and one which only the oldest towns in the country were granted. At approximately the midpoint of the century, Konin became the judicial seat of the Kalisz Voivodeship and functioned under the authority of a "Starost". There may have also been a school in Konin at the time, as a student from Konin is listed in a 14th-century record of the Charles University in Prague.