Rososzyca Explained

Rososzyca
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Greater Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ostrów Wielkopolski
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Sieroszewice
Coordinates:51.6333°N 19°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Population Total:1000
Population Footnotes:(approx.)

Rososzyca is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sieroszewice, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It is in the municipality of Sieroszewice.Rososzyca lies approximately 4km (02miles) east of Sieroszewice, 160NaN0 east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and 1140NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Poznań and is situated on the edge of the valley near the mouth of the river Barycz, at an altitude of approx. 125 m. The village has an approximate population of 1,000.

History

First recorded in 1377AD as a village, owned by the knight, Nicholas of Dóbr Klasztoru in Ołobok. From the end of the eighteenth century until 1928 it belonged to the Skórzewski family who in the nineteenth century built a palace here. Previously, the family Roso(w)ski of the Korab coat of arms, had owned it. Before the year 1887 the village belonged administratively to the Odolanowski county; from 1887 to 1975 and since 1999 to the Ostrów Wielkopolski County and in the years 1975-1998 it belonged directly to the Kalisz Voivodeship.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.