Szreńsk
Village
Saint Adalbert church in Szreńsk
Saint Adalbert church in Szreńsk
Coat of arms of Szreńsk
Coat of arms
Szreńsk is located in Poland
Szreńsk
Szreńsk
Coordinates: 53°1′N 20°7′E / 53.017°N 20.117°E / 53.017; 20.117
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyMława
GminaSzreńsk
Population
 • Total1,200
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationWML

Szreńsk [ʂrɛɲsk] is a village in Mława County, Masovian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Szreńsk.[1] It lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) south-west of Mława and 107 km (66 mi) north-west of Warsaw.

History

Renaissance tombstone of Feliks Szreński in the Saint Adalbert church

In 1383 Duke Siemowit IV granted Chełmno law town rights.[2] It was a private town and seat of the Szreński noble family of Dołęga coat of arms, administratively located in the Płock Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. Feliks Szreński, voivode of Płock, built a castle at the site of the old stronghold.[2] The 1st Polish National Cavalry Brigade was stationed in the town.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. 1 2 Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1892. p. 45.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ Gembarzewski, Bronisław (1925). Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831 (in Polish). Warszawa: Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej. p. 7.


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