Mątowy Wielkie
| Mątowy Wielkie | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Mątowy Wielkie | |
| Coordinates: 54°0′38″N 18°51′12″E / 54.01056°N 18.85333°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Malbork |
| Gmina | Miłoradz |
| Population | 353 |
Mątowy Wielkie [mɔnˈtɔvɨ ˈvjɛlkʲɛ] (formerly German Groß Montau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miłoradz, within Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Miłoradz, 13 km (8 mi) west of Malbork, and 43 km (27 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk. The village has a population of 353.
The town was, in 1347, the birthplace of Saint Dorothea of Montau. Thus, a 14th-century Gothic church is located in the village which is located close to the Malbork Castle (Ordensburg Marienburg), the then the capital of the Teutonic Order's monastic state.
References
- Stargardt, Ute (ed.), 1997. "The life of Dorothea von Montau, a fourteenth-century recluse" (original text by Johannes of Marienwerder, d. 1417). Lewiston: E. Mellen Press. ISBN 0-7734-8568-6
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Coordinates: 54°0′38″N 18°51′12″E / 54.01056°N 18.85333°E