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.
Szczuki | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Szczuki | |
| Coordinates: 52°56′N 20°59′E / 52.933°N 20.983°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Maków |
| Gmina | Płoniawy-Bramura |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | WMA |
| National road |  |
History
edit| Year | Pop. |
|---|---|
| 1827 | 80 |
| 1921 | 433 |
| Source: [2][3] | |
Szczuki was a possession of Count Ludwik Józef Krasiński, 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.
Notable people
edit- Jan Andrzej Krasiński (1550–1612), historian, secretary of King Stephen Báthory[2]
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b c d Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XI (in Polish). Warszawa. 1890. p. 866.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. I. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1925. p. 25.
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