Szreńsk

Szreńsk lies in northern Mazovia, in the country of the Mławka River. In 1383 Duke Siemowit IV granted the settlement a charter under Chełmno law. The Szreński noble family held the town for generations, linking the market settlement to its surrounding estates.

In the first half of the sixteenth century Feliks Szreński built a fortified castle on an older stronghold and rebuilt the parish church. Swedish troops occupied the town in 1656. In 1768–1771 the castle was used by forces of the Bar Confederation, during a period of conflict preceding the partitions of Poland.