Szuć

Szuć
Village
Szuć
Coordinates: 53°30′21″N 20°43′58″E / 53.50583°N 20.73278°E / 53.50583; 20.73278
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Szczytno
Gmina Jedwabno
Elevation 132 m (433 ft)
Population 244

Szuć [ˈʂut͡ɕ] (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 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of Szczytno and 35 km (22 mi) 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  • Sławomir Ambroziak „Szuć. Dzieje mazurskiej wsi” in: Rocznik Mazurski Tom VII 2003

Coordinates: 53°30′21″N 20°43′58″E / 53.50583°N 20.73278°E / 53.50583; 20.73278


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