Szuć
Szuć | |
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  Szuć | |
| Coordinates: 53°30′21″N 20°43′58″E / 53.50583°N 20.73278°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Szczytno |
| Gmina | Jedwabno |
| Elevation | 132 m (433 ft) |
| Population | 244 |
Szuć [ˈʂut͡ɕ] (German: Schuttschen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jedwabno, within Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] 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
[edit]- Footnotes
- Bibliography
- Sławomir Ambroziak „Szuć. Dzieje mazurskiej wsi” in: Rocznik Mazurski Tom VII 2003
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