Ruska Wieś, Węgorzewo County
Ruska Wieś | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Ruska Wieś | |
| Coordinates: 54°12′N 21°42′E / 54.200°N 21.700°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Węgorzewo |
| Gmina | Węgorzewo |
| Founded | 1421 |
| Population | |
• Total | 34 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | NWE |
Ruska Wieś [ˈruska ˈvjɛɕ] (German: Reussen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgorzewo, within Węgorzewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It is located in Masuria.[2] It lies approximately 4 km (2 mi) south-west of Węgorzewo and 92 km (57 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Ruska Wieś was founded in 1421.[2][3] Members of the Polish noble families of Bronikowski, Krasiński and Ossoliński lived in the village.[4]
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)
- ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa. 1889. p. 30.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Kętrzyński, Wojciech (1882). O ludności polskiej w Prusiech niegdyś krzyżackich (in Polish). Lwów: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. p. 528.
- ^ Kętrzyński, pp. 544–545