Kraczewice Rządowe is a village located in eastern Poland. Administratively, it is part of the Gmina (municipality) of Chodel, which belongs to Opole Lubelskie County in the Lublin Voivodeship. The village lies within the standard Polish territorial‑land division system and is situated approximately several kilometres north‑east of the seat of the gmina, Chodel, and to the south‑west of the regional capital Lublin.
Administrative classification
| Level | Entity |
|---|---|
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Opole Lubelskie |
| Gmina | Chodel |
| Settlement type | Village |
Geographical coordinates
The Central Statistical Office of Poland (GUS) lists the village’s geographic coordinates as roughly 51°15′N latitude and 22°20′E longitude. (Exact coordinates may vary between mapping sources.)
Demographics
Specific population figures for Kraczewice Rządowe are not provided in readily accessible statistical summaries. Consequently, the current number of inhabitants is insufficient encyclopedic information.
Name etymology
The name “Kraczewice Rządowe” combines the root “Kraczewice,” which is shared with nearby settlements, and the adjective “Rządowe,” meaning “government‑owned” or “crown‑held” in Polish. Historically, the suffix “Rządowe” was used to distinguish villages that were directly owned by the state (the Crown) from those that were privately owned by the nobility or the church. While the precise historical circumstances for this particular village are not detailed in major reference works, the naming pattern aligns with documented practices in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and later administrative periods.
References
- Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) – entry for Kraczewice Rządowe.
- Polish administrative geography publications detailing the structure of gminas, counties, and voivodeships.
No additional widely recognized encyclopedic information about Kraczewice Rządowe is presently available.
