Szuć (german: Schuttschen) 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 Jedwabno, within

Szczytno County __NOTOC__ Szczytno County ( pl, powiat szczycieński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local go ...

, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of

Szczytno Szczytno (german: Ortelsburg) is a town in northeastern Poland with 27,970 inhabitants (2004). Szczytno is situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodship (since 1999), but was previously in Olsztyn Voivodship (1975-1998). It is located within the h ...

and south-east of the regional capital

Olsztyn Olsztyn ( , ; german: Allenstein ; Old Prussian: ''Alnāsteini'' * Latin: ''Allenstenium'', ''Holstin'') is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with county rights. ...

. In the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...

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

;Footnotes ;Bibliography * Sławomir Ambroziak „Szuć. Dzieje mazurskiej wsi” in: Rocznik Mazurski Tom VII 2003 Villages in Szczytno County {{Szczytno-geo-stub