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Zablocki Zablocki (feminine: Zablocka; plural: Zabloccy) is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Benjamin Zablocki (1941–2020), American sociologist *Clement J. Zablocki (1912–1983), American politician from Wisconsin *Courtney Za ...

, Zablocki v. Redhail.'' Zabłocki (feminine: Zabłocka, plural: Zabłoccy) is the name of a

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aristocratic family of ancient lineage ('' Jastrzębiec'') and Coat of arms Łada, who assumed the name of Zabłocki after acquisition of Zabłocie Pułtuskie in

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in the year 1500. The ending "-cki" represents the English "of"; Zabłocki = of Zabłocie; or German "von Zabłocie".

Coat of arms

Łada: on red background, a silver horseshoe with opening to the South, on its top a golden cross; on each side a silver arrow and two hunting horns in the lower field. On the helmet there is a golden and crowned lion holding a sword. This coat of arms was first mentioned in 1248. It was named after the owner of the ''Łada'' estate who was a member of the ''Jastrzębiec'' family and the progenitor of the Zabłocki family.

Cyprian Zabłocki

saying for a shrewd business plan to result in a major loss, “wyjść jak Zabłocki na mydle” arose from a semi-legendary misadventure of Cyprian Franciszek Zabłocki (1792–1868). His properties in Rybno included a manufacture of

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which he intended to

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abroad via the

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. Transported by

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, the barge had to pass

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n border. In order to avoid high

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s, Zabłocki decided to

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the soap by placing waterproofed crates underwater, dragged at a distance behind the barge. He successfully passed the customs, but alas, the waterproofing on not a single crate held, leading to a total loss of cargo.

Other people

Notable people with the surname include: * Bernard Zabłocki (1907–2002), Polish scientist * Franciszek Zabłocki (1754–1821), Polish writer * Jakub Zabłocki (1984–2015), Polish football player *

Jan Zabłocki Jan Zabłocki may refer to: * Jan Zabłocki (lawyer) * Jan Zabłocki (officer) {{hndis, Zabłocki, Jan ...

(born 1944), Polish lawyer *

Jan Zabłocki Jan Zabłocki may refer to: * Jan Zabłocki (lawyer) * Jan Zabłocki (officer) {{hndis, Zabłocki, Jan ...

( – ?), Polish officer *

Janusz Zabłocki Janusz Zbigniew Zabłocki (18 February 1926 – 13 March 2014) was a Polish politician, journalist, Catholic activist, lawyer, soldier of Armia Krajowa. Life He was born in Grodzisk Mazowiecki. He studied law at the Jagiellonian University, from ...

(1926–2014), Polish politician * Julia Zabłocka (1931–1993), Polish archaeologist * Wanda Zabłocka (1900–1978), Polish phytopathologist and mycologist *

Wojciech Zabłocki Wojciech Mikołaj Zabłocki (6 December 1930 – 5 December 2020) was a Polish architect and fencer, specialist in the saber modality. Sports career Zabłocki participated in four Olympic Games: 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne, 1960 Rome, 196 ...

(1930–2020), Polish athlete and architect

References

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