Barany, Olecko County
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Barany | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Coordinates: 54°5′31″N 22°20′29″E / 54.09194°N 22.34139°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of Poland.svg 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
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]
References
- ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Wakar, Andrzej (1974). "Z dziejów wsi". In Wakar, Andrzej (ed.). Olecko. Z dziejów miasta i powiatu (in polski). Olsztyn: Pojezierze. pp. 161–162.
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