Piasutno
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Piasutno p is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Świętajno
, within Szczytno County
, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Świętajno
, 16 km (10 mi) east of Szczytno
, and 52 km (32 mi) south-east of the regional capital Olsztyn
.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia
).
It was the location of first private Polish school in Masuria founded in 1931 by Jan Boenigk, which immediately resulted in German attempts to liquidate it
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the administrative district of Gmina Świętajno
Gmina Swietajno, Szczytno County
Gmina Świętajno is a rural gmina in Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Świętajno, which lies approximately east of Szczytno and south-east of the regional capital Olsztyn....
, within Szczytno County
Szczytno County
Szczytno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Szczytno, which lies...
, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, or Warmia-Masuria Province , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn...
, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Świętajno
Swietajno, Szczytno County
Świętajno is a village in Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Świętajno. It lies approximately east of Szczytno and south-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .The village has a...
, 16 km (10 mi) east of Szczytno
Szczytno
Szczytno is a town in north-eastern Poland with 27,970 inhabitants . Previously part of the Olsztyn Voivodeship, Szczytno was assigned to the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in 1999. It is the seat of Szczytno County....
, and 52 km (32 mi) south-east of the regional capital Olsztyn
Olsztyn
Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Łyna River. Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in the Olsztyn Voivodeship...
.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia
East Prussia
East Prussia is the main part of the region of Prussia along the southeastern Baltic Coast from the 13th century to the end of World War II in May 1945. From 1772–1829 and 1878–1945, the Province of East Prussia was part of the German state of Prussia. The capital city was Königsberg.East Prussia...
).
It was the location of first private Polish school in Masuria founded in 1931 by Jan Boenigk, which immediately resulted in German attempts to liquidate it