Sierniki, Oborniki County Explained

Sierniki
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Greater Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Oborniki
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Rogoźno
Coordinates:52.7403°N 17.0789°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:POB
Population Total:280

Sierniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rogoźno, within Oborniki County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6km (04miles) east of Rogoźno, 210NaN0 north-east of Oborniki, and 400NaN0 north of the regional capital Poznań.

History

According to tradition, Sierniki was the place of the death of King Przemysł II in 1296. Having been severely wounded in the course of his kidnap in Rogoźno, it is said that the king was unable to travel further, and was killed in this place by his captors.

Sierniki was a private village of Polish nobility, administratively located in the Gniezno County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Polish Crown.[2] The old Radoliński Palace is located in the village. It was erected by noblewoman Katarzyna Radolińska.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: . Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany. 2017. Polish. Warsaw. Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences. 1b.