Sadykierz, Ropczyce-Sędziszów County

Sadykierz
—  Village  —
Post-glacial lake in Sadykierz
Sadykierz
Coordinates:
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Subcarpathian
County Ropczyce-Sędziszów
Gmina Ostrów

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]

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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]

Map

"Map of Sadykierz and nearby places". http://www.maplandia.com/poland/podkarpackie/ropczyce/sadykierz/. 

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