Barczewko | |
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Village | |
 Old wayside shrine with the Saint Lawrence church in the background | |
  Barczewko | |
| Coordinates: 53°51′0″N 20°35′17″E / 53.85000°N 20.58806°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Olsztyn |
| Gmina | Barczewo |
| Population | 1,050 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | NOL |
Barczewko [barˈt͡ʂɛfkɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barczewo, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Barczewo and 10 km (6 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is situated on the northern shore of Lake Wadąg in the historic region of Warmia.
History
The village grew around a fortification founded by vogt Friedrich von Liebenzelle. The village is mentioned in written sources for the first time on 26 December 1329. In the winter of 1353-54 the village was destroyed by Lithuanian troops. It was later rebuilt but further to the east of the original location. The village church dates from 1582.[2] It formed part of the Kingdom of Poland until it was annexed by Prussia in the First Partition of Poland in 1772. In the late 19th century, it had a population of 650, solely Polish by nationality.[3] In 1920, the Germans attacked and disrupted Polish rallies held in the village.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ↑ Weise, Erich, ed. (1981) [1966]. Handbuch der historischen Stätten. Ost- und Westpreussen (in German). Stuttgart: Kröner. p. 4. ISBN 3-520-31701-X.
- ↑ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XIII (in Polish). Warsaw. 1893. p. 117.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "Wiec w Starym Wartemborku". Gazeta Polska dla Powiatów Nadwiślańskich (in Polish). No. 10. Kwidzyn. 20 March 1920. p. 1.
- ↑ "Na Warmji i Mazurach". Robotnik (in Polish). Vol. 167, no. 955. Warsaw. 22 June 1920. p. 5.
