Szuć | |
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Szuć | |
Coordinates: 53°30′21″N 20°43′58″E / 53.50583°N 20.73278°E / 53.50583; 20.73278 | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Szczytno |
Gmina | Jedwabno |
Elevation | 132 m (433 ft) |
Population | 244 |
Szuć (German: Schuttschen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jedwabno, within Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of Szczytno and 35 km (22 mi) south-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
In the Middle Ages there was a settlement of Yotvingians in the area. The village name comes from the Old Prussian word Suckans, meaning "fish".
In 2007 the village had a population of 244.
References
- Footnotes
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Bibliography
- Sławomir Ambroziak „Szuć. Dzieje mazurskiej wsi” in: Rocznik Mazurski Tom VII 2003
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