Sobienie-Jeziory Explained

Sobienie-Jeziory
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Otwock
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Sobienie-Jeziory
Coordinates:51.9333°N 40°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:700
Registration Plate:WOT
Blank Name Sec2:Voivodeship roads

Sobienie-Jeziory is a village in Otwock County, Poland. It is the capital of a Gmina Sobienie-Jeziory (commune). It lies approximately 21km (13miles) south of Otwock and 390NaN0 south-east of Warsaw.

In the 18th century, Jacek Jezierski established Poland's first scythe factory in the village.[1]

From 1975 to 1998 it was administratively located in Siedlce Voivodeship.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom X. 1889. pl. Warsaw. 944.