Żebrak
Żebrak | |
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Village | |
Żebrak | |
| Coordinates: 52°4′N 22°5′E / 52.067°N 22.083°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Siedlce |
| Gmina | Skórzec |
Żebrak [ˈʐɛbrak] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skórzec, within Siedlce County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 17 km (11 mi) south-west of Siedlce and 76 km (47 mi) east of Warsaw.
The name of the village means "beggar" in Polish.
Polish general Jan Zygmunt Skrzynecki was born in Żebrak in 1787.[2]
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ Bain, Robert Nisbet (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). p. 195.