Szreńsk
Szreńsk [ʂrɛɲsk] is a village in Mława County, Masovian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Szreńsk. It lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) south-west of Mława and 107 km (66 mi) north-west of Warsaw.
Renaissance tombstone of Feliks Szreński in the Saint Adalbert church
History
In 1383 Duke Siemowit IV granted Chełmno law town rights. It was a private town and seat of the Szreński noble family of Dołęga coat of arms, administratively located in the Płock Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. Feliks Szreński, voivode of Płock, built a castle at the site of the old stronghold. The 1st Polish National Cavalry Brigade was stationed in the town.
Notable people
- Martin Rosenberg (1890-1942), musician, victim of the Holocaust.