Sobienie Biskupie
Sobienie Biskupie [sɔˈbjɛɲɛ bisˈkupjɛ] is a village in Gmina Sobienie-Jeziory, Otwock County, in central Poland. The population is near 420. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Sobienie-Jeziory, 18 km (11 mi) south of Otwock, and 36 km (22 mi) south-east of Warsaw.
History
The territory became a part of the emerging Polish state under its first historic ruler Mieszko I in the 10th century. In the Middle Ages, Sobienie was granted to Bishops of Poznań. It was mentioned as a possession of the bishops in the confirmation of old privileges by Duke Bolesław II of Masovia in 1297 and Duke Siemowit III in 1351.
In 1827, the village had a population of 320.
From 1975 to 1998 it was administratively located in Siedlce Voivodeship.
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