Piecki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
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Piecki | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| File:Farm, Piecki 2015.jpg | |
| Coordinates: 53°44′53″N 21°20′28″E / 53.74806°N 21.34111°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of Poland.svg 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 |
| National roads | File:DK59-PL.svg |
| Voivodeship roads | File:DW610-PL.svg |
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
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
- Natalia Nykiel (born 1995), Polish singer and songwriter
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 Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VIII (in polski). Warsaw. 1887. p. 71.
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