Biskupiec, Nowe Miasto County
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Biskupiec | |
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Village | |
| Panorama view of Biskupiec Panorama view of Biskupiec | |
| Coordinates: 53°30′2″N 19°21′2″E / 53.50056°N 19.35056°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Nowe Miasto |
| Gmina | Biskupiec |
| Population | 1,927 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | NNM |
| Voivodeship roads | File:DW538-PL.svg |
Biskupiec [bisˈkupjɛt͡s] is a village in Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Biskupiec.[1] Biskupiec lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie and 80 km (50 mi) south-west of the provincial capital of Olsztyn and 100 km (62 mi) south-east of the regional metropole of Gdańsk. Biskupiec was a town from 1331 to 1946, when it lost its town rights due to heavy devastation during World War II.[2] Preserved heritage sights include the Saint John of Nepomuk and Our Lady of the Rosary church and the Gmina Office.
Notable people
- Czesław Michniewicz (born 1970), Polish football coach, grew up in Biskupiec
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) - ↑ Olsztyński Dziennik Wojewódzki, 1946, Nr 5, poz. 77
