Kurzętnik
Kurzętnik | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Saint Mary Magdalene church in Kurzętnik | |
Kurzętnik | |
| Coordinates: 53°23′57″N 19°34′37″E / 53.39917°N 19.57694°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Nowe Miasto |
| Gmina | Kurzętnik |
| Town rights | 1330 |
| Town rights revoked | 1905 |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,065 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | NNM |
| Website | http://bip.warmia.mazury.pl/kurzetnik_gmina_wiejska/ |
Kurzętnik [kuˈʐɛntnik] is a village in Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kurzętnik. It lies approximately 2 km (1 mi) south of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie and 75 km (47 mi) south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.
During the Hunger War of 1414, the town was captured by Poles led by Jakusz Świętański and Jan Dóbrski.[2]
Kurzętnik was a private church town, administratively located in the Chełmno Voivodeship in the Kingdom of Poland.[3]
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. 605.
- ^ Prusy Królewskie w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2021. p. 1.