Opactwo, Masovian Voivodeship

Opactwo
—  Village  —
Opactwo
Coordinates: 51°32′05″N 21°46′12″E / 51.53472°N 21.77°E / 51.53472; 21.77Coordinates: 51°32′05″N 21°46′12″E / 51.53472°N 21.77°E / 51.53472; 21.77
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
Powiat	Kozienice
Gmina	Sieciechów
Sołectwo	Opactwo
Government
– Wójt	Kazimierz Pochylski
– Sołtys	Łucja Czerska
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	26-922 Sieciechów
Phone area code(s) (within Poland)	48 xxx xx xx
Car plate(s)	WKZ
Wikimedia Commons	Opactwo

Opactwo [ɔˈpat​͡stfɔ] (en Abbey ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sieciechów, within Kozienice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.^[1]

It lies on the national road 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. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa. 

External links

• Polish: Official website of Gmina Sieciechów
• Polish: Public Information Bulletin for Gmina Sieciechów