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 | |
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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 |
Year | Pop. |
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1827 | 80 |
1921 | 433 |
Source: [2][3] |
Szczuki was a possession of Count Ludwik Józef Krasiński[2] at which the Krasiniec settlement eventually emerged.
, one of the wealthiest Poles of the 19th-century, who founded the Krasiniec sugar factory by the village{{cite book}}
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