Ciechanki Łęczyńskie is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in the administrative district of

Gmina Łęczna __NOTOC__ Gmina Łęczna is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Łęczna County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Łęczna, which lies approximately east of the regional capital Lublin. The gmina covers ...

, within

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, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of

Łęczna Łęczna is a town in eastern Poland with 19,780 inhabitants (2014), situated in Lublin Voivodeship. It is the seat of Łęczna County and the smaller administrative district of Gmina Łęczna. The town is located in northeastern corner of histor ...

and east of the regional capital

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History

Ciechanki Łęczyńskie was initially one village recorded in 1409 as Maciej de Czekanky. In 1419 the village was divided between Stanisław and Maciej, the former of whom received part after Krzesimów and the latter after Trębaczów. In the 15th century parish of

, the village of ''altera Czyechanki'' was recorded, which in 1531 bore the name "Ciechanki Smotyanka".

References

Villages in Łęczna County {{Łęczna-geo-stub