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Stężyca rural district (Poland)
Ryki county, Lubelskie voivodship
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image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 21 Jan 2009
adopted 11 Oct 2006
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Stężyca rural district
Stężyca - rural commune, Ryki County, Lubelskie Voivodship - former name:
gmina Pawłowice.
Gmina Stężyca is a rural gmina (commune) in Ryki County, Lublin Voivodship,
in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Stężyca. It lies approximately
28 km
(17 mi) west of Ryki and 81 km (50 mi) north-west of the regional capital
Lublin.
Area: 116.78 square kilometres (45.1 sq mi); Population: 5,473 (2006).
land under cultivation - 63%; forests - 18%
Mentioned as Stanzitia in 1325-27, Stazicza in 1365, Stanzicza in 1441
and as Sthęzicza in 1569. The name is related to "water".
In 1575, the site of the Sejm (Parliament) after Henri de Valoiś abandonment
of Polish throne.
Arms and flag adopted on October 11, 2006 (resolution # XLIV/256/2006).
"Arms: on the red shield a golden oak under which a black wild boar
walking on green grass.
Flag: red rectangle in the ratio 5:8 on which the Arms without the shield
are displayed."
Chrystian Kretowicz, 21 Jan 2009
Stężyca Coat of Arms
image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 21 Jan 2009
adopted 11 Oct 2006