Oblęgorek 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 Strawczyn, within
Kielce County
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Kielce County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passe ...
,
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship ( ), also known as Holy Cross Voivodeship, is a voivodeship (province) in southeastern Poland, in the historical region of Lesser Poland. The province's capital and largest city is Kielce. The voivodeship takes its ...
, in south-central
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
. It lies approximately east of
Strawczyn and north-west of the regional capital
Kielce
Kielce (; ) is a city in south-central Poland and the capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. In 2021, it had 192,468 inhabitants. The city is in the middle of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross Mountains), on the banks of the Silnic ...
.
The
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz ( , ; 5 May 1846 – 15 November 1916), also known by the pseudonym Litwos (), was a Polish epic writer. He is remembered for his historical novels, such as The Trilogy, the Trilogy series and especially ...
Museum is located in Oblęgorek.
Oblegorek - Sadyba Sienkiewicza od drogi wjazdowej 1902 (70370678) (cropped).jpg, Henryk Sienkiewicz Chateau, ca 1902
Oblegorek - pracownia Sienkiewicza 1902 (70370749) (cropped).jpg, Sienkiewicz's room, ca 1902
Fragment ogrodu w Oblegorku 1920-1929 (47776064) (cropped).jpg, Park, 1920-1929
Oblegorek - Sienkiewicz i jego dzieci 1902 (75120057) (cropped).jpg, Sienkiewicz with childrem, ca 1902
References
Villages in Kielce County
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