Strych is a village located in the administrative district of Gmina Maciejowice, within Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is situated approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Maciejowice, 27 kilometres (17 mi) south of Garwolin, and 78 kilometres (48 mi) south-east of the national capital, Warsaw.
Administrative Status The village is a rural settlement recognized by the National Register of the Territorial Division of the Land (TERYT). It falls under the jurisdiction of the Masovian Voivodeship, which is the largest administrative region in Poland. Locally, it is governed as part of Gmina Maciejowice, a rural administrative unit (gmina wiejska).
Geography and Location Strych is located in the southern portion of Garwolin County, near the border with the Lublin Voivodeship. The surrounding landscape is primarily agricultural and is situated within the proximity of the Vistula river valley, a dominant geographic feature of the region.
History In the late 19th century, during the period of the Kingdom of Poland (under the Russian Empire), the village was recorded in the Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland) as being part of the Garwolin district and the Siedlce Governorate. Historically, the area was part of the Sandomierz Voivodeship within the Lesser Poland Province of the Polish Crown.
Demographics The population of Strych is consistent with the rural character of the Maciejowice district, consisting of a small number of residents. It remains a minor residential and agricultural locality with no significant industrial development.
