Suchacz
Suchacz [ˈsuxat͡ʂ] (German: Succase)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tolkmicko, within Elbląg County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Tolkmicko, 22 km (14 mi) north of Elbląg, and 89 km (55 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.
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  Suchacz  Suchacz | |
| Coordinates: 54°17′4″N 19°26′17″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Elbląg County |
| Gmina | Tolkmicko |
| Population (2006) | 730 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | NEB |
The village has a population of 730.
Etymology
The name Suchacz is derived from the Old Prussian suckis ("fish"),[3] or from the German name Succase and is likely further derived from the Old Croatian word sucks, meaning "fish", but could also be the name of a Prussian settler. The settlement was also recorded with the name Sucase or Suckase. On a map issued from Amsterdam in 1640, Swedish cartographer Olao Ioannis Gotho named the settlement Fischerbud.[4]
History
A late Neolithic settlement from around 2000–1700 BC existed at the site.[5]
The Battle of Vistula Lagoon was fought nearby in 1463 during the Polish–Teutonic Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466), won by Poles.[3] There is a memorial commemorating the Polish victory in the village. The settlement re-emerged in the mid-16th century, when it was part of the Kingdom of Poland, administratively located in the Malbork Voivodeship.[3] It was annexed by Prussia in the First Partition of Poland in 1772, and from 1871 to 1945 it also formed part of Germany, before it was restored to Poland after Nazi Germany's defeat in World War II. In the 19th century the village developed due to the ceramics industry, and the inhabitants also lived from fishing and working in a local brickyard.[3]
References
- "Former Territory of Germany" (in German). 2017-11-08.
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Studium uwarunkowań i kierunków zagospodarowania przestrzennego miasta i gminy Tolkmicko. Uwarunkowania strategii trójochrony krajobrazu, 2014, p. 69 (in Polish)
- "Historia Wysoczyzny Elblaskiej, Suchacz" [History of the Elblaskie Upland, Suchacz] (in Polish). Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- Studium uwarunkowań i kierunków zagospodarowania przestrzennego miasta i gminy Tolkmicko. Uwarunkowania strategii trójochrony krajobrazu, 2014, p. 12 (in Polish)
