Pasym

Pasym

City Hall

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Pasym
Coordinates: 53°38′52″N 20°47′27″E / 53.64778°N 20.79083°E
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Szczytno
Gmina Pasym
Area
 • Total 15.18 km2 (5.86 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 2,550
 • Density 170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Postal code 12-130

Pasym [ˈpasɨm] (German: Passenheim) is a small town in Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,522 inhabitants (2004).

History

A small settlement named Heinrichswalde was first mentioned in 1381. In 1386 this settlement was renamed Passenheim after the Teutonic Knight Heinrich Walpot von Passenheim from modern Bassenheim near Koblenz.[1]

The town was destroyed by the Polish Tatar raids in 1656, which has been described by Christoph Hartknoch (1644–1687).[1] Before 1945 the area was part of the German province of East Prussia.

Pre-war architecture is still visible in some parts of the city

Notable residents

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Pasym is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kossert, Andreas (2001). Masuren, Ostpreußens vergessener Süden. pp. 37ff. ISBN 3-570-55006-0.
  2. ↑ Bassenheim.de
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Coordinates: 53°38′52″N 20°47′27″E / 53.64778°N 20.79083°E