Sobienie Szlacheckie

Sobienie Szlacheckie
Village
Sobienie Szlacheckie
Coordinates: 51°57′N 21°20′E / 51.950°N 21.333°E / 51.950; 21.333
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County	Otwock
Gmina	Gmina Sobienie-Jeziory
Population	near 300

Sobienie Szlacheckie [sɔˈbjɛɲɛ ʂlaˈxɛt͡skʲɛ] is a village in Otwock County, Gmina Sobienie-Jeziory.The population is near 300. In the village is Voivodship Road 739. From 1975 to 1998 village was in Siedlce Voivodeship. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Sobienie-Jeziory, 20 km (12 mi) south of Otwock, and 38 km (24 mi) south-east of Warsaw.

The "Szlacheckie" is historical suffix, which means belonging to szlachta, like Sobienie belonging to szlachta, not e.g. bishops. (szlachta is Polish nobility, however in medieval Poland, szlachta was very large group, including also the stereotypical man with only the sword attached on rope, because he had no money to buy a proper case).

Airport

There is an airport with ICAO code EPSJ in the village. It can host planes up to 5700 kg, including also ultra light. Coordinates: 51°57′0″N 21°20′0″E / 51.95000°N 21.33333°E / 51.95000; 21.33333

Airports in Poland

Major international	Warsaw–Chopin

Minor international	Bydgoszcz Gdańsk Katowice Kraków Łódź Lublin Olsztyn Poznań Radom Rzeszów Szczecin Warsaw–Modlin Wrocław

Domestic	Zielona Góra

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