Sobienie Biskupie Explained

Sobienie Biskupie
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:51.9667°N 41°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:420
Registration Plate:WOT

Sobienie Biskupie is a village in Gmina Sobienie-Jeziory, Otwock County, in central Poland. The population is near 420. It lies approximately 4km (02miles) north of Sobienie-Jeziory, 180NaN0 south of Otwock, and 360NaN0 south-east of Warsaw.

History

The territory became a part of the emerging Polish state under its first historic ruler Mieszko I in the 10th century. In the Middle Ages, Sobienie was granted to Bishops of Poznań. It was mentioned as a possession of the bishops in the confirmation of old privileges by Duke Bolesław II of Masovia in 1297 and Duke Siemowit III in 1351.

In 1827, the village had a population of 320.[1]

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

Notes and References

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