Szczucin
Szczucin | |
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Town | |
Main square with the Baroque Saint Mary Magdalene church on the right | |
| Coordinates: 50°18′N 21°4′E / 50.300°N 21.067°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| County | Dąbrowa |
| Gmina | Szczucin |
| First mentioned | 1326 |
| Town rights | 1780 |
| Population | 4,069 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | KDA |
| National roads | |
| Website | http://www.szczucin.pl |
Szczucin [ˈʂt͡ʂut͡ɕin] is a town in Dąbrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Szczucin. It lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-east of Dąbrowa Tarnowska, 30 km (19 mi) north of Tarnów and 85 km (53 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków. The town has a population of 4,069. It is located on the Vistula river.