Dąbrówka, Węgorzewo County
Dąbrówka | |
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Village | |
Saint Mary church in Dąbrówka | |
Dąbrówka | |
| Coordinates: 54°20′N 21°53′E / 54.333°N 21.883°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Węgorzewo |
| Gmina | Budry |
| Founded | 1563 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | NWE |
Dąbrówka [dɔmˈbrufka] (German: Dombrowken, 1938-45 Eibenburg) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Budry, within Węgorzewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 10 km (6 mi) north of Budry, 16 km (10 mi) north-east of Węgorzewo, and 110 km (68 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Dąbrówka was established in 1563 by brothers Marcin and Rafał, sons of Nikołaj Piotrowczyk, and Marcin Kropla, who bought land to establish the village.[2]
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ Kętrzyński, Wojciech (1882). O ludności polskiej w Prusiech niegdyś krzyżackich (in Polish). Lwów: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. p. 536.