Stoczek Łukowski is a town in eastern
Poland with 2,556 inhabitants (). Situated in
Łuków County (the
Lublin Voivodeship).
The town is located upon the
Świder River.
Stoczek Łukowski belongs to the historic province of
Mazovia, in which it was part of the
Land of
Czersk. In the 15th century, it was property of Bishops of
Poznań, and was named "Wola Poznańska". In the 16th century documents, it was also called "Sebastianowo", probably after Bishop of Poznań
Sebastian Branicki
Sebastian may refer to:
People
* Sebastian (name), including a list of persons with the name
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films and television
* ''Sebastian'' (1968 film), British spy film
* ''Sebastian'' (1995 film), Swedish drama film
...
. Current name came into use in the 17th century.
History
Stoczek Lukowski was first mentioned in the 13th century. On 4 April 1546, it was granted town charter by King
Zygmunt Stary. Since 1815, the town belonged to Russian-controlled
Congress Poland
Congress Poland, Congress Kingdom of Poland, or Russian Poland, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland, was a polity created in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna as a semi-autonomous Polish state, a successor to Napoleon's Duchy of Warsaw. It w ...
, here the
Battle of Stoczek took place on 14 February 1831. On 18 January 1849,
Aleksander Świętochowski was born in Stoczek. Another famous person born here is Bishop
Adolf Piotr Szelążek
Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in German-speaking countries, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Flanders, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Latin America and to a lesser extent in vari ...
.
Stoczek was one of main centers of the
January Uprising
The January Uprising ( pl, powstanie styczniowe; lt, 1863 metų sukilimas; ua, Січневе повстання; russian: Польское восстание; ) was an insurrection principally in Russia's Kingdom of Poland that was aimed at ...
, for which in 1867 it was stripped of town charter, and remained a village until 1916.
* XIII century -first mention about Stoczek
Notable residents
*
Aleksander Świętochowski (1849–1938), writer, educator, and philosopher
References
External links
Official town websiteand English version of this site
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