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Village in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Opactwo
Village
Opactwo is located in PolandOpactwoOpactwo
Coordinates: 51°32′05″N 21°46′12″E / 51.53472°N 21.77000°E / 51.53472; 21.77000
Country Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
Powiat Kozienice
GminaSieciechów
SołectwoOpactwo
Government
 • WójtKazimierz Pochylski
 • SołtysŁucja Czerska
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code26-922 Sieciechów
Phone area code(s)
(within Poland)
48 xxx xx xx
Car plate(s)WKZ

Opactwo (Abbey ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sieciechów, within Kozienice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

It lies on the national road DK 48, approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-east of Sieciechów, 15 km (9 mi) east of Kozienice, and 91 km (57 mi) south-east of Warsaw.

The name of the village comes from the name of the Benedictine Abbey.

Monastery located in Opactwo, was founded by the Benedictine, brought by Sieciech from Provence. At first, it has been in the medieval city Sieciechów, but after the change of the Vistula river path, moved to a location where he stands to this day. The original location is not known. Abbey had one of the largest libraries in the country.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

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Gmina Sieciechów
Seat Coat of arms
Other villages
Kozienice County
Seat
Urban-rural gmina
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