Arciechów, Wołomin County Explained

Arciechów
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wołomin
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Radzymin
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:52.4989°N 21.0822°W
Population Total:319[1]
Population As Of:2022
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:05-255
Area Code:+48 22
Registration Plate:WWL

Arciechów is a village in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located in the Wołomin County and is part of the Radzymin gmina.

The village is a recreational area located on the shore of the Zegrze Reservoir (5 km of coastline), situated 17 km from the boundaries of Warsaw, 10 km from Nieporęt and 13 km from the center of Radzymin. The entire village is within the boundaries of the Warsaw Landscape Protected Area.

A private noble village named Arciechowo was located in the second half of the 16th century in the Kamieńczyk County of the Mazovian Voivodeship.[2] From 1975 to 1998, the village was part of the Warsaw Voivodeship.

Until 1992, the village of Arciechów was part of the parish of Serock.[3] For several decades in the 20th century, a permanent ferry crossing operated from Arciechów to Serock across the Narew River. In 2019, after a long break, a holiday catamaran ferry service was launched on the same route. They take place every weekend of the holiday season and are very popular among tourists.http://www.zeglugamazowiecka.pl/index.php?pr=380&id=86

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NSP 2021: Ludność w miejscowościach statystycznych . 2022-10-05 . Bank Danych Lokalnych GUS . 2022-09-19.
  2. Web site: Arciechowo, v. Arciechów . dir.icm.edu.pl . 2022-10-05.
  3. Web site: Sąsiedzi z pałaców i dworów .