Stoczek Łukowski | |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Type2: | Powiat |
Subdivision Name2: | Łuków |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Stoczek Łukowski (urban gmina) |
Leader Party: | PiS |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Marcin Sentkiewicz |
Area Total Km2: | 9.15 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 2719 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 51.9667°N 79°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 21-450 |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | LLU |
Website: | http://www.stoczek-lukowski.pl |
Stoczek Łukowski is a town in eastern Poland with 2,556 inhabitants . Situated in Łuków County (the Lublin Voivodeship). The town is located upon the Świder River.
Stoczek Łukowski belongs to the historic province of Mazovia, in which it was part of the Land of Czersk. In the 15th century, it was property of Bishops of Poznań, and was named "Wola Poznańska". In the 16th century documents, it was also called "Sebastianowo", probably after Bishop of Poznań Sebastian Branicki. Current name came into use in the 17th century.
Stoczek Lukowski was first mentioned in the 13th century. On 4 April 1546, it was granted town charter by King Zygmunt Stary. Since 1815, the town belonged to Russian-controlled Congress Poland, here the Battle of Stoczek took place on 14 February 1831. On 18 January 1849, Aleksander Świętochowski was born in Stoczek. Another famous person born here is Bishop Adolf Piotr Szelążek.
Stoczek was one of main centers of the January Uprising, for which in 1867 it was stripped of town charter, and remained a village until 1916.