Księżno, Bartoszyce County

Księżno
Village
Księżno
Coordinates: 54°3′N 20°50′E / 54.050°N 20.833°E / 54.050; 20.833
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Bartoszyce
Gmina Bisztynek

Księżno [ˈkɕɛ̃ʐnɔ] (German: Fürstenau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bisztynek, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Bisztynek, 23 km (14 mi) south of Bartoszyce, and 37 km (23 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

While traditionally Prussian, with the Second Peace of Thorn in 1466 the area became part of the Kingdom of Poland until 1772; 1772-1945 Kingdom of Prussia and Germany (East Prussia).

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 54°03′00″N 20°50′00″E / 54.0500°N 20.8333°E / 54.0500; 20.8333


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