Barciany

Summary

Barciany (Polish: [barˈt͡ɕanɨ]) is a village in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Barciany.[1] It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Kętrzyn and 74 km (46 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Barciany
Village
Barciany Castle, a castle of the Teutonic Knights
Coat of arms of Barciany
Barciany is located in Poland
Barciany
Barciany
Coordinates: 54°13′N 21°21′E / 54.217°N 21.350°E / 54.217; 21.350
Country Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
CountyKętrzyn
GminaBarciany
Elevation
68 m (223 ft)
Population
1,100
Websitehttp://www.barciany.pl

Its name originates from the name of an Old Prussian tribe, the Bartians. An Ordensburg was erected in 1325, but stone was not used until 1377.

After Germany's defeat in World War II in 1945, the town was part of the region that became part of Poland under the terms of the Potsdam Agreement.

Notable people edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Further reading edit

  • Krahe, Friedrich-Wilhelm (2000). Burgen des deutschen Mittelalters. Grundriss-Lexikon (in German). Flechsig. p. 693. ISBN 3-88189-360-1.