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Szkocja, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Coordinates: 53°58′15″N 22°47′34″E / 53.97083°N 22.79278°E / 53.97083; 22.79278
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Szkocja
Village
Szkocja is located in Poland
Szkocja
Szkocja
Coordinates: 53°58′15″N 22°47′34″E / 53.97083°N 22.79278°E / 53.97083; 22.79278
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountySuwałki
GminaRaczki
Established1823
Founded byLudwik Michał Pac
Named forScotland
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationBSU
Highway
National road

Szkocja [ˈʂkɔt͡sja] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Raczki, within Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south-east of Raczki, 16 km (10 mi) south-west of Suwałki, and 98 km (61 mi) 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]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XI (in Polish). Warszawa. 1890. p. 923.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Stojanowski, Hubert (2015). Koloryt ziemi suwalskiej (in Polish and English). Translated by Dudek, Zdzisław. Suwałki. pp. 8–9. ISBN 978-83-926944-6-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. V. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1924. p. 3.