Żebrak
Żebrak | |
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Village | |
Żebrak | |
| Coordinates: 52°4′N 22°5′E / 52.067°N 22.083°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Siedlce |
| Gmina | Skórzec |
Żebrak [ˈʐɛbrak] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skórzec, within Siedlce County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1]
The name of the village means "beggar" in Polish.
Polish general Jan Zygmunt Skrzynecki was born in Żebrak in 1787.[2]
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ Bain, Robert Nisbet (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). p. 195.