Siedlce ( Siedlce , Polish. Siedlce [ˈɕɛdlt͡sɛ] , Yiddish שעדליץ , Shedlitz ; the Russian name for the time of the Kingdom of Poland is Siedlce , in pre-reform spelling it was spelled я --ѣѣцц ) - a city in eastern Poland ( Masovian Voivodeship ) approximately 90 kilometers. Siedlce is the administrative center of the Siedlce County , but is not included in it, having the status of an urban district .
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| A country |  Poland | ||||
| Voivodship | Masovian | ||||
| City president | Wojciech Kudelsky | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| Founded | 1448 | ||||
| City with | 1547 | ||||
| Area | 31.86 km² | ||||
| Center height | 155 m | ||||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 76,603 people ( 2006 ) | ||||
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| Telephone code | +48 25 | ||||
| Postal codes | 08-100 - 08-119 | ||||
| Car code | WS | ||||
| siedlce.pl | |||||
The area of the city is 32 km². The population exceeds 76 thousand people ( 2015 ).
Content
- 1 History
- 1.1 In the Kingdom of Poland
- 2 Famous Natives
- 3 City photos
- 4 Twin Cities
- 5 notes
- 6 Literature
History
In the Kingdom of Poland
In February 1846, the nobleman Pantaleon Potocki with a small detachment of rebels attacked the Russian garrison and took control of the city. It was an attempt to initiate a popular uprising. Pantaleon Potocki was soon captured and sentenced to death by hanging . The execution took place on the Siedlec market on March 17, 1846 . The rebels were sent to Siberia.
On May 3, 1919, a memorial cross was opened at the site of the execution of Potocki.
Famous Natives
- Beletsky, Evgeny Andrianovich (1908-1979) - Soviet climber, turner-healer.
- Borutz, Arthur - Polish footballer, goalkeeper of the English club Bournemouth and the national team of Poland.
- Zalewski, Witold (1921-2009) - Polish writer, writer and screenwriter.
- Yodelka, John (born 1973) - Polish prose writer.
- Chelomey, Vladimir Nikolaevich - Soviet scientist in the field of mechanics and control processes, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR , general designer of OKB-52 (now “ NPO Mashinostroyeniya ”).
- Yakhontov, Vladimir Nikolaevich - Soviet artist, actor, creator of the theater genre of one actor.
City Photos
Oginski Palace in Siedlce
Roman catholic church
City Park
Orthodox Church
post office
City center
Twin Cities
- Kirov ( Russia ) [1]
- Volkovysk Belarus
- Pescantina ( Italy )
- Dasing ( Germany )
- Sabinov ( Slovakia )
- Vilnius District ( Lithuania )
- Berdychiv ( Ukraine )
Notes
- ↑ International Association of Twin Cities. List of twin cities (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment February 15, 2014. Archived June 21, 2017.
Literature
- Agaton Giller, "Podróż więźnia etapami do Syberyi w roku 1854" [1]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090215210230/http://spcisiezagrudzie.org/index,1-3,postacie_historyczne.html