Krasiniec [kraˈɕiɲɛt͡s] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Płoniawy-Bramura, within Maków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Płoniawy-Bramura, 11 km (7 mi) north-west of Maków Mazowiecki, and 80 km (50 mi) north of Warsaw. It is situated on the Węgierka River,[2] a tributary of the Orzyc River.

Krasiniec
Village
Krasiniec is located in Poland
Krasiniec
Krasiniec
Coordinates: 52°56′N 20°59′E / 52.933°N 20.983°E / 52.933; 20.983
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyMaków
GminaPłoniawy-Bramura
Founded1860s
Founded byLudwik Józef Krasiński
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationWMA
National road

History

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Ludwik Józef Krasiński, founder of Krasiniec

In the 1860s, the Krasiniec sugar factory was founded by Count Ludwik Józef Krasiński [pl], one of the wealthiest Poles of the 19th-century, next to which a settlement of the same name soon developed.[3] During World War I, the sugar factory was plundered by the Russians.[4]

According to the 1921 Polish census, the village had a population of 364, 72.3% Polish, 27.5% Kalmyk, and 0.3% Lithuanian.[5] It was the sole Kalmyk community of interwar Poland, with the only other Kalmyk person living in the nearby town of Przasnysz.[6]

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 III (in Polish). Warszawa. 1882. p. 96.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "Najstarsza na północnym Mazowszu "Krasiniec" (1866-1867)". PolskaNiezwykla.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Z kraju i z poza kraju". Kurjer Warszawski (in Polish). Warszawa. 28 August 1915. p. 3.
  5. ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. I. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1925. p. 25.
  6. ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Vol. I. p. 126.