Szyce, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Szyce [ˈʂɨt͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wielka Wieś, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1]
History[edit]
In 1234, Duke Bolesław V the Chaste from the Piast dynasty granted the village to a man named Klemens, who then passed it to his wife Racława.[2] By 1238 it passed to the monastery in Staniątki.[2]
Following the Partitions of Poland, from 1815, it was located in the Russian Partition of Poland. In 1827 Szyce had a population of 82.[2] During the January Uprising, on 4 February and 7 May 1863, battles between Polish insurgents and Russian troops took place in Szyce.[3]
Following World War I, Poland regained independence and control of the village. In 1924 the second Polish folk high school was established in Szyce.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b c Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1892. p. 93.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Zieliński, Stanisław (1913). Bitwy i potyczki 1863-1864. Na podstawie materyałów drukowanych i rękopiśmiennych Muzeum Narodowego w Rapperswilu (in Polish). Rapperswil: Fundusz Wydawniczy Muzeum Narodowego w Rapperswilu. pp. 159, 170.
- ^ Maliszewski, Tomasz (2012). "Dziewięćdziesięciolecie powstania uniwersytetu ludowego w Dalkach". Biuletyn Historii Wychowania (in Polish). No. 27. Poznań: Poznańskie Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Nauk. p. 147. ISSN 1233-2224.
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