Jednorożec

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Jednorożec [IPA-pl|j|e|d|n|o|'|r|o|ż|e|c] is a large village (small town by European standards) in central Poland, in Przasnysz County. Located in the Mazovian Voivodeship, the town is one of the centres of the historical region of Kurpie.

The village of Jednorożec is the seat of the Gmina Jednorożec (administrative district) in Przasnysz County.

The town has a history going back at least three hundred years, including surviving the Swedish invasion of Poland at the turn of the 17th century.

Honoring emigration to America

A monument on the main street in town (photo below) is dedicated to all those who emigrated from the town to America during the mass emigration period of 1870-1910.

Today's Jednorożec

The area is primarily an agricultural one of fields and forests. Today, residents in the town live in new homes alongside refurbished and preserved older homes.

Historic sites, monuments and buildings are well preserved by the townspeople who are proud of their Jednorożec heritage. A nearby cemetery is well-tended and visited often by residents, to honor their forebearers of the past centuries.

Celebrating its roots

As a measure of permanence of the population, in June 2001 a festival was held to celebrate the 300th anniversary of some of the town's families whose Jednorożec roots were traced back to 1701.

The celebration was attended, not only by the local townspeople, but by Jednorożec descendants from America who came to pay honor to their heritage.

Historical Jednorożec families

Family surnames of those born in Jednorożec during the period 1700 to 1890 are:

Antosiak, Bakula, Berk, Bilek, Bitkiem, Blaszkiewicz, Bolinski, Cesarz, Chudzik, Deptula, Duda, Dybinski, Forman, Frontczak, Giardow, Godlewski, Grabowski, Gwiazda, Kardas, Kiec, Kieszczyk, Krajewski, Krawczyk, Krulak, Kuligowski, Kulpan, Kuta, Maka, Maluchnik, Matusiak, Matwicki, Merchel, Mordwa, Mortwionek, Nowotka, Nowotkow, Obrebski, Olender, Opalach, Orzol, Ososki, Pazdrag, Piorkowski, Piotrak, Podym, Pogorzelski, Prusik, Przybylek, Przybytek, Renof, Rykoski, Sasin, Sedrowski, Sidwa, Sierpienski, Sobieraj, Sobiski, Sopech, Stancel, Stefaniak, Suchowiecki, Symolon, Szczepanik, Szewczyk, Szlaga, Sztambor, Wilga, Wroblow, Zaleski, Zokewski, Zygmunt.

Source: Jednorożec, parish of Chorzele, records.

Gallery

See also

* Gmina Jednorożec
* Kurpie