Szkocja, Podlaskie Voivodeship Explained

See also: Szkocja, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.

Szkocja
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Suwałki
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Raczki
Coordinates:53.9708°N 22.7928°W
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1823
Founder:Ludwik Michał Pac
Named For:Scotland
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:BSU
Blank Name Sec2:Highway
Blank1 Name Sec2:National road

Szkocja is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Raczki, within Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2km (01miles) south-east of Raczki, 160NaN0 south-west of Suwałki, and 980NaN0 north of the regional capital Białystok.

The village was founded in 1823 by Count Ludwik Michał Pac,[2] and named after its Scottish settlers, as the name means "Scotland" in Polish.[3]

In the 1921 Polish census, the entire population declared Polish nationality.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. pl.
  2. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XI. 1890. pl. Warszawa. 923.
  3. Book: Stojanowski, Hubert. Dudek. Zdzisław. Koloryt ziemi suwalskiej. 2015. pl,en. Suwałki. 8–9. 978-83-926944-6-5.
  4. Book: . Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. V. 1924. pl. Warszawa. Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 3.