Zbuczyn
Zbuczyn | |
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Village | |
 Church of Saint Stanislas | |
  Zbuczyn | |
| Coordinates:52°5′12″N22°26′10″E/ 52.08667°N 22.43611°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Siedlce |
| Gmina | Zbuczyn |
| Population | 1,836 |
| Website | http:// zbuczyn.pl |
Zbuczyn[ˈzbut͡ʂɨn]is avillageinSiedlce County,Masovian Voivodeship,in east-central Poland. It is the seat of thegmina(administrative district) calledGmina Zbuczyn.[1]It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-east ofSiedlceand 100 km (62 mi) east ofWarsaw.
The history of Zbuczyn dates back to the 14th century, which makes it one of the oldest towns ofLublin Voivodeship’sLukowLand (province ofLesser Poland). In 1418, KingWladyslaw Jagielloestablished here a Roman Catholic parish, also grantingMagdeburg rightsto the village. Zbuczyn remained a town for some 350 years, as on October 11, 1750, KingAugustus IIIofficially turned it back to the status of a village.
Until thePartitions of Poland,Zbuczyn belonged to the historic province ofLesser Poland.In 1815, it became part of Russian-controlledCongress Poland,in which it remained untilWorld War I.
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