Pieckowo
| Pieckowo | |
|---|---|
  Pieckowo | |
| Coordinates: 54°02′49″N 21°15′03″E / 54.04694°N 21.25083°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| Powiat | Kętrzyn County |
| sołectwo | Pieckowo |
| Elevation | 129 m (426 ft) |
| Population (2007) | 288 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 11-440 |
| Area code(s) | +48 89 |
| Car Plates | NKE |
| Website | http://www.pieckowo.pl |
Pieckowo [pjɛt͡sˈkɔvɔ] (German Pötschendorf) is a small village in north-east Poland. It is located in Warmian-Masurian Voivodship in Kętrzyn County in Reszel Commune.
History
The Pieckowo was founded at 1448 in the monastic state of the Teutonic Knights as named Pötschendorf. It was part of East Prussia until 1945, when it was transferred from Germany to Poland according to the Potsdam Conference after World War II.
The postcard above depicts Pötschendorf from the 1900s, showing a palace, a school building from 1907, a rail station building from 1908, and a lake.
Population
The population of Pieckowo is about 288 (2007).
| Year | 1818 | 1910 | 1933 | 1939 | 2004 |
| Population | 185 | 461 | 564 | 521 | 283 |
Lake
In Pieckowo is small lake named Jezioro Pieckowskie (German: Pötschendorfer See, Amtssee). It has an area of 18.9 ha (46.7 acres).
External links
- Pieckowo - village website (Polish)
- http://www.territorial.de/ostp/rastb/poetsch.htm (German)
- http://www.pokolms.de/ahnen/doerfer/blrastbg.htm (German)
Coordinates: 54°2′49″N 21°15′3″E / 54.04694°N 21.25083°E