Piecki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Appearance
Piecki | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°44′53″N 21°20′28″E / 53.74806°N 21.34111°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Mrągowo |
Gmina | Piecki |
Founded | 1401 |
Population | 2,610 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | NMR |
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Voivodeship roads |
Piecki [ˈpjɛt͡ski] is a village in Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Piecki.[1] It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south of Mrągowo and 56 km (35 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in Masuria.
History
[edit]The origins of the village date back to 1401, when Piecio (Piecek) from Muszaki and Jakusz from Radomino were granted 45 and 15 włókas of land, respectively, to establish a village.[2] It was named after one its co-founders.[2]
Notable people
[edit]- Natalia Nykiel (born 1995), Polish singer and songwriter
References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VIII (in Polish). Warsaw. 1887. p. 71.
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