Żebrak is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
in the administrative district of
Gmina Skórzec
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Gmina Skórzec is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Siedlce County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Skórzec, Masovian Voivodeship, Skórzec, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 ...
, within
Siedlce County,
Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.
It lies approximately south-west of
Siedlce
Siedlce [] ( yi, שעדליץ ) is a city in eastern Poland with 77,354 inhabitants (). Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously the city was the capital of a separate Siedlce Voivodeship (1975–1998). The city is situated b ...
and east of
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
.
The name of the village means "beggar" in
Polish
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* Polish language
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.
Polish general
Jan Zygmunt Skrzynecki
Jan Zygmunt Skrzynecki (2/8/1787–1/12 or 12/1/1860) was a Polish general, and commander-in-chief of the November Uprising (1830–1831).
Biography
He was born in Żebrak, Siedlce County, in 1787, and completed his education at the Lwów Unive ...
was born in Żebrak in 1787.
References
Villages in Siedlce County
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