Ryki
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 Ryki
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| Coordinates: 51°38′N 21°56′E / 51.633°N 21.933°E | ||
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 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Lublin | |
| County | Ryki County | |
| Gmina | Gmina Ryki | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Jerzy Gąska | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 27.22 km2 (10.51 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 9,716 | |
| • Density | 360/km2 (920/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 08-500 | |
| Car plates | LRY | |
| Website | http://www.ryki.pl | |
Coordinates: 51°38′N 21°56′E / 51.633°N 21.933°E
Ryki [ˈrɨkʲi] is a town in eastern Poland along National Road number 17, between Warsaw and Lublin. It has 9,767 inhabitants (as of 2007). Situated in the Lublin Voivodeship (since 1999). It is the capital of Ryki County. Ryki belongs to Lesser Poland, and historically is part of Ziemia Stężycka (The Land of Stężyca, an ancient county, the only part of historic Sandomierz Voivodeship which was located on the right bank of the Vistula river). The town lies in northwestern corner of Lublin Voivodeship. The distance to the Polish capital is 100 km, the distance to Lublin - 64 km. Its name first appears in documents in 1439 as Riki.
The first urban center of this part of Lesser Poland was located in Sieciechów, whose parish church controlled areas both east and west of the Vistula. In the 14th century, Sieciechów’s significance diminished, and in the mid-15th century, the County of Stężyca was created, as part of Sandomierz Voivodeship. The royal village of Ryki (Riki), which belonged to the County of Stężyca, was first mentioned in 1424. In 1570, Ryki had a wooden church of St. Jacob the Apostle, as well as a parish school. In 1591 a hospital was founded, and the seat of a starosta was established here. Ryki received its city charter in 1782 but lost it in 1810.
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