Jakunowo

Jakunowo
Village
Jakunowo
Coordinates: 54°16′N 21°46′E / 54.267°N 21.767°E / 54.267; 21.767
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyWęgorzewo
GminaWęgorzewo
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNWE

Jakunowo [jakuˈnɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgorzewo, within Węgorzewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 6 km (4 mi) north of Węgorzewo and 99 km (62 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Jakunowo was founded by 1565.[2] The Łoś Polish noble family lived in the village.[3]

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. 537.
  3. ^ Kętrzyński, p. 545