Siedlce

Siedlce [Polish pronunciation: ['ɕɛdlt͡sɛ]] (Yiddish: שעדליץ Shedlits‎, Russian: Седльце Sedlets) is a city in eastern Poland with 76,585 inhabitants (as of 2014). Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously the city was the capital of a separate Siedlce Voivodeship (1975–1998). Siedlce lies between two small rivers, the Muchawka and the Helenka, along European route E30. It is the fourth largest city of the Voivodeship, and the seat of a Roman Catholic Diocese of Siedlce. Siedlce is a local educational, cultural and business center.

History

The city, which is a part of historical province of Lesser Poland, was most probably founded some time before the 15th century, and was first mentioned as Siedlecz in a document issued in 1448. In 1503, local nobleman Daniel Siedlecki erected a new village of the same name nearby, together with a church. In 1547 the town, which until the Partitions of Poland belonged to Lesser Poland’s Lublin Voivodeship, was granted Magdeburg rights by King Sigismund the Old. Siedlce as an urban center was created after a merger of the two neighboring villages. In the 16th century, and until the mid-17th century, Siedlce prospered, with its population quickly growing and a number of artisans opening their shops here.

Siedlce (parliamentary constituency)

Siedlce is a Polish parliamentary constituency in the Masovian Voivodeship. It elects twelve members of the Sejm and three members of the Senate.

The district has the number '18' for elections to the Sejm and '17' for elections to the Senate and is named after the city of Siedlce. It includes the counties of Garwolin, Łosice, Maków, Mińsk, Ostrołęka, Ostrów Mazowiecka, Pułtusk, Siedlce, Sokołów, Węgrów, and Wyszków, and the city counties of Ostrołęka and Siedlce.

List of members

Senate

Sejm

Footnotes

Coordinates: 52°09′00″N 22°16′00″E / 52.150000°N 22.266667°E / 52.150000; 22.266667

Siedlce (disambiguation)

Siedlce is a town in Masovian Voivodeship in east-central Poland.

Siedlce may also refer to: