Szuć

Szuć
Village
Szuć
Coordinates: 53°30′21″N 20°43′58″E / 53.50583°N 20.73278°E / 53.50583; 20.73278
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Szczytno
Gmina	Jedwabno
Elevation	132 m (433 ft)
Population	244

Szuć [ˈʂut͡ɕ] (German: Schuttschen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jedwabno, within Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of Szczytno and 35 km (22 mi) south-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

In the Middle Ages there was a settlement of Yotvingians in the area. The village name comes from the Old Prussian word Suckans, meaning "fish".

In 2007 the village had a population of 244.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Sławomir Ambroziak „Szuć. Dzieje mazurskiej wsi” in: Rocznik Mazurski Tom VII 2003

Gmina Jedwabno

Seat	Jedwabno

Other villages	Brajniki Burdąg Czarny Piec Dębowiec Dłużek Dzierzki Kot Lipniki Małszewo Narty Nowe Borowe Nowy Dwór Nowy Las Piduń Rekownica Szuć Waplewo Warchały Witówko Witowo

Coordinates: 53°30′21″N 20°43′58″E / 53.50583°N 20.73278°E / 53.50583; 20.73278

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