Kępice k is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in the administrative district of Gmina Sieciechów

Gmina Sieciechów

Gmina Sieciechów is a rural gmina in Kozienice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sieciechów, which lies approximately east of Kozienice and south-east of Warsaw....

, within Kozienice County

Kozienice County

Kozienice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Kozienice, which lies ...

, Masovian Voivodeship

Masovian Voivodeship

-Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"...

, in east-central Poland.

It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Sieciechów

Sieciechów, Masovian Voivodeship

Sieciechów is a village in Kozienice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Sieciechów..-History:...

, 15 km (9 mi) east of Kozienice

Kozienice

Kozienice is a town in central Poland with 21,500 inhabitants . It is the capital of Kozienice County .-Description:...

, and 91 km (57 mi) south-east of Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

, on the district road on the way up 1km (from Opactwo

Opactwo, Masovian Voivodeship

Opactwo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sieciechów, within Kozienice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....

 intersection) to the national road

National roads in Poland

National road in Poland refers to a public trunk road controlled by the Polish central government authority, the General Directorship of National Roads and Motorways...

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History

Every year, on the first Sunday of November, ceremony held in connection with the feast of Polish Independence Day

Polish Independence Day

National Independence Day is a public holiday in Poland celebrated every year on 11 November to commemorate the anniversary of Poland's assumption of independent statehood in 1918 after 123 years of partition by Russia, Prussia and Austria....

 with escort of the Polish Army

Polish Armed Forces

Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej are the national defense forces of Poland...

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The beginning of the ceremony begins with Mass. in the parish church in Opactwo

Opactwo, Masovian Voivodeship

Opactwo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sieciechów, within Kozienice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....

 then paid tribute to soldiers at the Opactwo

Opactwo, Masovian Voivodeship

Opactwo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sieciechów, within Kozienice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....

cemetery and meeting at the Monument in Kępice.

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