Misplaced Pages

Wydminy

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Village in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
Wydminy
Village
Christ the Redeemer church in WydminyChrist the Redeemer church in Wydminy
Wydminy is located in PolandWydminyWydminy
Coordinates: 53°59′N 22°2′E / 53.983°N 22.033°E / 53.983; 22.033
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyGiżycko
GminaWydminy
Population
 • Total2,300
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNGI
Voivodeship roads
Websitehttp://www.wydminy.net

Wydminy is a village in Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wydminy. It lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Giżycko and 104 km (65 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is situated on the southern shore of Wydmińskie Lake in Masuria.

Wydminy is a member of Cittaslow.

History

Cursed Soldiers Memorial

As of 1600, the population of the village was exclusively Polish. 227 people died during the Great Northern War plague outbreak in 1710.

On 14 February 1946, Wydminy was captured by the anti-communist partisans of the National Military Union. A memorial to the "Cursed Soldiers" was unveiled in 2014.

Transport

There is a train station in Wydminy, and the Voivodeship road 655 passes through the village.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XIV (in Polish). Warsaw. 1895. p. 77.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. Flis, Stanisław (1960). "Dżuma na Mazurach i Warmii w latach 1708–1711". Komunikaty Mazursko-Warmińskie (in Polish) (4): 492.
  4. ^ "Skwer Żołnierzy Wyklętych w Wydminach". Wydminy.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
Gmina Wydminy
Seat
Other villages


Stub icon

This Giżycko County location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories:
Wydminy Add topic