Szczuki,_Masovian_Voivodeship

Szczuki, Masovian Voivodeship

Szczuki, Masovian Voivodeship

Village in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland


Szczuki [ˈʂt͡ʂuki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Płoniawy-Bramura, within Maków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Płoniawy-Bramura, 11 km (7 mi) north-west of Maków Mazowiecki, and 80 km (50 mi) north of Warsaw. It is situated on the Węgierka River,[2] a tributary of the Orzyc River.

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Szczuki was a possession of Count Ludwik Józef Krasiński [pl], one of the wealthiest Poles of the 19th-century, who founded the Krasiniec sugar factory by the village[2] at which the Krasiniec settlement eventually emerged.

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References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XI (in Polish). Warszawa. 1890. p. 866.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. I. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1925. p. 25.



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