Korecki (plural: Koreccy, feminine form: Korecka) is a Polish family name belonging to the princely

Korecki family The House of Korecki (Polish: ród Koreckich (Korecki clan), Koreccy) was a princely family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania origin. The name is derived from the original seat of the family at the Korets Castle, which was part of the Grand Duch ...

. The surname literally means "of Korets" and derives from the

Korets Castle The Korets Castle ( uk, Корецький замок) is a castle built in Korets ca. 1400 by either Prince Theodor Ostrogski or Prince Dymitr Korybut. Its main tower is featured in the town's emblem. The moated castle on the bank of the Korchy ...

, the original seat of the family. Below are the notable bearers of the surname.

People

* (born 1955), Polish saxophone player *

Samuel Korecki Samuel Korecki (c. 1586 – June 27, 1622), Ruthenian duke, nobleman ( szlachcic) of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, adventurer and military commander carrying a titular rank of colonel. His coat of arms was Pogonia. He spent his li ...

(1586–1622), Polish-Lithuanian nobleman *

Natasha Korecki Natasha Korecki is an American journalist and National Correspondent with POLITICO. She covered the 2020 presidential campaign and Joe Biden. Korecki also covers Midwest issues for the publication. In 2019, Korecki was inducted into thHall of Fame ...

, American reporter * Aleksandar Korecki, CEO, Real Estate investor; and rumored to be a direct heir of the Korets Castle. * Werner Korecki (born 1928), birth name of Werner Boost, German serial killer

Fictional characters

*Jan Korecki, a character from a 1903 science fiction novel ''On the Silver Globe'' by

Jerzy Żuławski Jerzy Żuławski (; 14 July 1874 – 9 August 1915) was a Polish literary figure, philosopher, translator, alpinist and patriot whose best-known work is the science-fiction epic, '' Trylogia Księżycowa'' (''The Lunar Trilogy''), written be ...

People

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