See also: Rzechta, Greater Poland Voivodeship.
| Rzechta | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Total Type: | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Łódź |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sieradz |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sieradz |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Coordinates: | 51.5933°N 18.8481°W |
Rzechta is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sieradz, within Sieradz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7km (04miles) east of Sieradz and 480NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Łódź.
Rzechta is the location of the annual two-day celebrations of Świt Plinzy (Plinza dawn) holiday devoted to – among other things – the traditional potato pancake cookery. The pancakes, known as placki ziemniaczane in Polish have a long history in Poland, with recipes dating back to the 17th-century Catholic monasteries. The largest potato pancake (possibly in the world) measuring 2 meters and 2 centimeters was made during the Rzechta festival in 2011 (see photo). The tongue-in-cheek games in Rzechta include the throwing of bad potato pancake, with the record of 29 meters.[2] [3]
