Grodzisko, Gołdap County

Grodzisko
Village
Grodzisko
Coordinates: 54°11′39″N 22°01′13″E / 54.19417°N 22.02028°E / 54.19417; 22.02028
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyGołdap
GminaBanie Mazurskie
Founded1566
Founded byWojtek Skorupczyk
Population
 • Total
250
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(+48) 87
Vehicle registrationNGO

Grodzisko [ɡrɔˈd͡ʑiskɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Banie Mazurskie, within Gołdap County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It is located in Masuria. It lies approximately 5 km (3 mi) south of Banie Mazurskie, 23 km (14 mi) south-west of Gołdap, and 110 km (68 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Grodzisko was founded in 1566 by Wojtek Skorupczyk, who bought land to establish the village.[2]

References

  1. ^ "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)
  2. ^ Kętrzyński, Wojciech (1882). O ludności polskiej w Prusiech niegdyś krzyżackich (in Polish). Lwów: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. p. 538.