Strawczyn

Strawczyn
Village

Monument in the place where the house, where Stefan Żeromski was born, was located

Coat of arms
Strawczyn
Coordinates: 50°56′31″N 20°25′12″E / 50.94194°N 20.42000°E / 50.94194; 20.42000
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Świętokrzyskie
County Kielce County
Gmina Strawczyn
Population 1,000

Strawczyn [ˈstraft͡ʂɨn] is a village in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Strawczyn. It lies approximately 16 km (10 mi) north-west of the regional capital Kielce.[1]

The village has a population of 1,000.

Famous Polish writer Stefan Żeromski was born here.

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Coordinates: 50°56′31″N 20°25′12″E / 50.94194°N 20.42000°E / 50.94194; 20.42000

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