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.^[1] It lies approximately 21 km (13 mi) south-west of Mława and 107 km (66 mi) north-west of Warsaw.

Szreńsk
Village
Saint Adalbert church in Szreńsk
Coat of arms
Szreńsk
Coordinates: 53°1′N 20°7′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County	Mława
Gmina	Szreńsk
Population
• Total	1,200
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	WML

History

Renaissance tombstone of Feliks Szreński in the Saint Adalbert church

In 1383 Duke Siemowit IV granted Chełmno law town rights.^[2] 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.^[2] The 1st Polish National Cavalry Brigade was stationed in the town.^[3]

Notable people

• Martin Rosenberg (1890-1942), musician, victim of the Holocaust.^[4]