Jednorożec
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| Coordinates: 53°8′N 21°3′E / 53.133°N 21.050°E | |||
| Country | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Masovian | ||
| Powiat | Przasnysz County | ||
| Gmina | Gmina Jednorożec | ||
| Population (2004) | 1,800 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 06-323 | ||
| Car Plates | WPZ | ||
| Website | www.jednorozec.pl | ||
Jednorożec ([jɛdnɔˈrɔʐɛt͡s]) is a large village (small town by European standards) in Przasnysz County, Poland. Located in the Mazovian Voivodeship, the town is one of the centres of the historical region of Kurpie. It lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Przasnysz and 102 km (63 mi) north of Warsaw.
The town was named based on the local legend of a beekeeper who saw a unicorn in the area, which was at the time a royal hunting preserve. According to the legend, Prince Janusz III Mazowiecki ordered the building of a hunting lodge on the spot, which he named Jednorożec, meaning "unicorn."
The coat of arms and the municipal flag of Jednorożec consist of a unicorn and accompanied by two bees. The unicorn is shown in the position of a Polish battle horse. The color green symbolizes the area's forested Kurpie past, as well as the current "green" values of the local inhabitants, and the green color also refers to the area as part of what was once "Poland's Green Lungs."
The village of Jednorożec is the seat of the Gmina Jednorożec (administrative district) in Przasnysz County.
The Jednorożec municipal office is located at ul. Odrodzenia 14, 06-323 Jednorożec.
Current departments include:
Jednorożec has a history going back at least three hundred years. It survived the "Swedish invasion of Poland" during the Second Northern War in the 17th century and subsequent occupations by Russia and Germany.
The area now known as Jednorożec was part of a royal estate in the Kurpie forest, and contained no permanent residents in the second half of the 16th century, only meadows and small huts of beekeepers. Beekeeping was highly regulated by law and beekeepers were required to provide "forty hands of honey" (40 rączek miodu) per year as tribute to the estate. In addition, they were required to pay the estate a rent and to serve as serfs for three days during harvest time. Nearby neighbors in Lipa and Małowidz, however, were required to serve as serfs three days a week.
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