Szczuki, Masovian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Szczuki.

Szczuki
Village
Szczuki
Coordinates: 52°56′N 20°59′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

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.

History

Historical population

Year	Pop.
1827	80
1921	433
Source: [2][3]

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.

Notable people

• Jan Andrzej Krasiński [pl] (1550–1612), historian, secretary of King Stephen Báthory^[2]

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.
3. Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. I. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1925. p. 25.