Rzechta is a
village in the administrative district of
Gmina Sieradz
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Gmina Sieradz is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Sieradz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the town of Sieradz, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.
The gmina covers an area of ...
, within
Sieradz County,
Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.
It lies approximately east of
Sieradz and south-west of the regional capital
Łódź.
Rzechta is the location of the annual two-day celebrations of ''Świt Plinzy'' (Plinza dawn) holiday devoted to – among other things – the traditional
potato pancake
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cookery. The pancakes, known as ''placki ziemniaczane'' in
Polish
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* Polish language
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have a long history in Poland, with recipes dating back to the 17th-century Catholic monasteries. The largest potato pancake (possibly in the world) measuring 2 meters and 2 centimeters was made during the Rzechta festival in 2011 (
see photo'). The tongue-in-cheek games in Rzechta include the throwing of bad potato pancake, with the record of 29 meters.
References
Villages in Sieradz County
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