Sadykierz, Ropczyce-Sędziszów County

Village in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland

50°10′N 21°38′E / 50.167°N 21.633°E / 50.167; 21.633Country

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SubcarpathianCounty

Sadykierz [saˈdɨkʲɛʂ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostrów, within Ropczyce-Sędziszów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Ostrów, 11 km (7 mi) north-west of Ropczyce, and 34 km (21 mi) west of the regional capital Rzeszów.^[1] The village dates back to the beginning of the 13th century.^[2]

History

In the region near Ocieka there occurred a battle against the Tatars. The Polish knights achieved a resounding victory. To commemorate this, an area close by became known as ‘Góra Tatarska’ (Tatar Hill).^[3] In 1531 the Grand Crown Hetman, Jan Amor Tarnowski led a Polish army against the Moldavian Prince (‘Hospodar’) Petru Rareş in the Battle of Obertyn. Despite being outnumbered four to one, the battle ended with a Polish victory, a complete Tatar surrender and the reconquest of Pokuttya or ‘Pokuttia’ (Ukrainian: Покуття, Romanian: Pocuţia, Polish: Pokucie). Tarnowski brought his Tatar prisoners-of-war back to Ocieka. These prisoners became the first occupants of a new settlement near Ocieka, called ‘Sadykierz’. The name ‘Sadykierz’ has distinct Tatar origins, just as do today's inhabitants of the same village.^[3]

The settlement of Sadykierz is located by a post-glacial lake, home to a rare species of white water-lily.^[3]

References

^ "Central Statistical Office(GUS) – TERYT(National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2009-09-01.
^ Kłos, Stanisław. "Wojewodztwo Rzeszowskie Przewodnik", page 176 Sport i Turystyka, 1969.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bociek, Jan. "Parafia św. Katarzyny Aleksandryjskiej PM w Ociece". 2007.(in Polish). Retrieved 2008-10-21.