Szuć Explained

Szuć
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Warmian-Masurian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Szczytno
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Jedwabno
Coordinates:53.5058°N 20.7328°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Elevation M:132
Population Total:244

Szuć (German: Schuttschen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jedwabno, within Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 18km (11miles) west of Szczytno and 350NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

In the Middle Ages there was a settlement of Yotvingians in the area. The village name comes from the Old Prussian word Suckans, meaning "fish".

In 2007 the village had a population of 244.

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    1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.