Piętki

Piętki
Village
Piętki is located in Poland
Piętki
Piętki
Coordinates: 53°53′N 22°40′E / 53.883°N 22.667°E / 53.883; 22.667
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyEłk
GminaKalinowo
Founded1539
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNEL
Highways

Piętki [ˈpjɛntki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kalinowo, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north of Kalinowo, 22 km (14 mi) east of Ełk, and 143 km (89 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in the historic region of Masuria.

History

The origins of the village date back to 1539, when several Polish settlers, among whom were named Michał and Pietrasz Jan, were granted 15 włókas of land to establish a village.[2] It was an ethnically Polish village.[2] Under Germany, in 1926, the village was renamed Blumental to erase traces of Polish origin. Following World War II, in 1945, it became again part of Poland, and its historic Polish name[2] was restored.

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ a b c Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VIII (in Polish). Warsaw. 1887. p. 121.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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