Przesmyki Explained

Przesmyki
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Siedlce
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Andrzej Skolimowski
Population As Of:2007
Population Total:670
Coordinates:52.2667°N 57°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:08-109
Area Code:+48 25
Website:http://www.przesmyki.e-bip.pl
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:WSI

Przesmyki (also Peresmyki (Belarusian, historical).[1]) is a village in Masovian Voivodeship, near Siedlce, eastern Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district Gmina Przesmyki.

The first church at Przesmyki was built in 1465, and burnt down by the Swedish army in 1657. The present church is from 1776 and is recognized as a valuable sacral monument of Southern Podlasie region.

Przesmyki is famous for its potato production and annual regional feast called Dokopiny Ziemniaka (Potato Gleaning), a potato harvest festival which takes place at the end of September.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://dir.icm.edu.pl/pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_IX/178 Przesmyki
  2. https://www.wrotamazowsza.pl/pl/c/MOBILE/samorzady/siedlecki/przesmyki "Przesmyki"