Szkocja, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Szkocja | |
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Village | |
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  Szkocja | |
| Coordinates: 53°58′15″N 22°47′34″E / 53.97083°N 22.79278°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Suwałki |
| Gmina | Raczki |
| Established | 1823 |
| Founded by | Ludwik Michał Pac |
| Named for | Scotland |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | BSU |
| Highway |  |
| National road |  |
Szkocja [ˈʂkɔt͡sja] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Raczki, within Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south-east of Raczki, 16 km (10 mi) south-west of Suwałki, and 98 km (61 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
The village was founded in 1823 by Count Ludwik Michał Pac,[2] and named after its Scottish settlers, as the name means "Scotland" in Polish.[3]
In the 1921 Polish census, the entire population declared Polish nationality.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XI (in Polish). Warszawa. 1890. p. 923.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Stojanowski, Hubert (2015). Koloryt ziemi suwalskiej (in Polish and English). Translated by Dudek, Zdzisław. Suwałki. pp. 8–9. ISBN 978-83-926944-6-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. V. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1924. p. 3.
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