Wielądki

Wielądki
Village
Wielądki
Coordinates: 52°24′N 21°50′E / 52.400°N 21.833°E / 52.400; 21.833
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County	Węgrów
Gmina	Korytnica

Wielądki [vjɛˈlɔntki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Korytnica, within Węgrów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Węgrów and 61 km (38 mi) east of Warsaw.

History

A village of medieval origin. Most likely founded by a nobleman Nicholas Komorowski Wielądek, Ostoja coat of arms. The first mentions of Wielądki date back to 1487.

In the times of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795) it was the property of the szlachta family Wielądek, Nałęcz coat of arms.

Franciszek Wielądek, the Minister of Transport of the Third Republic of Poland, was born in Wielądki in 1936.

The contemporary spelling variations of the descendants of Wielądki include Wielądek, Wielątek, Wielondek.

Heritage

Prominent members of the family include:

Wojciech Wincenty Wielądko (1749 – 1822), Polish nobleman, historian, poet
Franciszek Wielądek (born in 1936), Minister of Transport of the III Republic of Poland, Polish mathematician, politician

References

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

Gmina Korytnica

Seat	Korytnica

Other villages	Adampol Bednarze Chmielew Czaple Dąbrowa Decie Górki Borze Górki Grubaki Górki Średnie Jaczew Jugi Kąty Komory Kruszew Kupce Leśniki Lipniki Maksymilianów Nojszew Nowy Świętochów Paplin Pniewnik Połazie Świętochowskie Rabiany Rąbież Roguszyn Rowiska Sekłak Sewerynów Stary Świętochów Szczurów Trawy Turna Wielądki Wola Korytnicka Wypychy Żabokliki Zakrzew Zalesie Żelazów

Coordinates: 52°24′N 21°50′E / 52.400°N 21.833°E / 52.400; 21.833

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, March 28, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.