Szreńsk is a village in Mława County, Masovian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Szreńsk. It lies approximately 21 km south-west of Mława and 107 km north-west of Warsaw.

History

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

Notable people