Jazgarzew [jazˈɡaʐɛf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piaseczno, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Piaseczno and 21 km (13 mi) south of Warsaw.

Jazgarzew
Village
Saint Roch church in Jazgarzew
Saint Roch church in Jazgarzew
Jazgarzew is located in Poland
Jazgarzew
Jazgarzew
Coordinates: 52°2′10″N 20°59′23″E / 52.03611°N 20.98972°E / 52.03611; 20.98972
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyPiaseczno
GminaPiaseczno
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationWPI
Primary airportWarsaw Chopin Airport
Voivodeship road

Etymology

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The name of the village is of Polish origin, and comes from the word jazgarz, which means "ruffe".[2]

History

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There is an archaelogical site from the ancient Roman times in the village.[2]

The territory became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. The village was mentioned in medieval documents in 1297.[2] In 1326, Trojden I, Duke of Masovia from the Piast dynasty granted it to knight Domisław.[3] Jazgarzew was a private village of Polish nobility, administratively located in the Masovian Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.

In 1827 Jazgarzew had a population of 239.[3]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ a b c Zając, Dorota; Hofman, Stanisław (2017). Nazwy miejscowe powiatu piaseczyńskiego. Informator krajoznawczy o ziemi piaseczyńskiej (in Polish). Piaseczno. pp. 16–17.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom III (in Polish). Warszawa. 1882. p. 537.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)