Ryczywół, Masovian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 51°41′24″N 21°25′17″E / 51.69000°N 21.42139°E / 51.69000; 21.42139
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Ryczywół
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Ryczywół is a village (a town in 1409–1869) in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, located in the northern edge of the historic region of Lesser Poland. The village is located along National Road Nr. 79, which goes from Warsaw to Bytom. Ryczywół lies near the confluence of the Radomka and Vistula rivers at the border of Puszcza Stromecka wilderness.[1]

Etymology

The name of the village probably comes from two Polish words - ryczy (bellow) and wół (ox), and comes from herds of cattle, which used to be moved through Ryczywół on the way from Red Ruthenia towards the west.

History

Władysław Jagiełło. The town, which in the 15th and 16th centuries belonged to several private owners, was famous in the region for a bridge on the Radomka river. Merchants had to pay a toll to cross it. In 1655 during the Swedish invasion of Poland, Ryczywół was destroyed by the Swedes and never regained its importance. The 1st Polish National Cavalry Brigade was stationed in the town.[2] In the 18th centuries, Jews started to settle there, and in 1813 whole town was moved some 2.5 kilometers from its original location. This was due to frequent floods of the Radomka and the Vistula. In 1869 the government of the Russian-controlled Congress Poland
stripped Ryczywół of its town charter.

On 15 September 1939, a battle between the

Vistula–Oder Offensive
).

In 1968–1979, the Kozienice Power Station was built nearby.

References

  1. ^ Przemysław Burchard (1990). Pamiątki i zabytki kultury żydowskiej w Polsce. Warsaw. p. 153.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Gembarzewski, Bronisław (1925). Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831 (in Polish). Warszawa: Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej. p. 7.
  3. ISBN 9780253355997
    . Retrieved April 20, 2012.

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