Szkocja | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°58′15″N 22°47′34″E / 53.97083°N 22.79278°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
County | Suwałki |
Gmina | Raczki |
Established | 1823 |
Founded by | Ludwik Michał Pac |
Named for | Scotland |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Vehicle registration | BSU |
Highway | |
National road |
Szkocja [ˈʂkɔt͡sja] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Raczki, within Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. [1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south-east of Raczki, 16 km (10 mi) south-west of Suwałki, and 98 km (61 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
The village was founded in 1823 by Count Ludwik Michał Pac, [2] and named after its Scottish settlers, as the name means "Scotland" in Polish. [3]
In the 1921 Polish census, the entire population declared Polish nationality. [4]
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