Biskupiec
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Biskupiec (German: Bischofsburg (help·info)) is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland. It is located in Olsztyn County and has a predominantly Roman Catholic population of approximately 11,400.
[edit] History
The town developed near a castle built by the Teutonic Knights near the Dymer creek in 1385. In 1395 Bischofsburg received city rights from the Bishops of Warmia who ruled the town for much of the Middle Ages; the name Bischofsburg means "bishop's castle" in German. The development of the town was often hampered by plague, famine, and warfare. From 1862 until 1945 Bischofsburg was the seat of Landkreis Rößel in Germany. The town was 50% destroyed during World War II. In 1945 Bischofsburg was transferred, along with the southern half of East Prussia, to Poland and its German population was expelled. The name Bischofsburg was translated into Polish as Biskupiec.
The town's landmark is its 16th century Gothic Church of John the Baptist (Kościół p.w. św. Jana Chrzciciela, Johanniskirche). The countryside surrounding Biskupiec is popular for its many lakes.
[edit] External links
- Municipal website (Polish)
- Bischofsburg.de - About pre-1945 history (German)
- Statistics of inhabitants, birth, marriage, death from 1643
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