Barany, Olecko County
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Barany | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 54°5′31″N 22°20′29″E / 54.09194°N 22.34139°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Olecko |
Gmina | Świętajno |
Founded | 1562 |
Population | 60 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | NOE |
Barany [baˈranɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świętajno, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1]
It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-west of Olecko and 126 km (78 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is part of the region of Masuria.
History
[edit]Barany was founded in 1562 by Stańko Baran and Błażej Krzywiński, who bought land to establish a village.[2] It was named after one of its founders.[2] As of 1600, the population of the village was solely Polish.[2] In 1939, it had a population of 147.[2]
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