Potryty

Potryty
Village
Potryty
Coordinates: 54°0′3″N 20°39′21″E / 54.00083°N 20.65583°E / 54.00083; 20.65583
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Olsztyn County
Gmina Jeziorany
Population 200

Potryty [pɔˈtrɨtɨ] (German: Potritten)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jeziorany, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Jeziorany and 27 km (17 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

While traditionally Prussian, with the Second Peace of Thorn in 1466 the area became part of the Kingdom of Poland until 1772; 1772-1945 Kingdom of Prussia and Germany (East Prussia). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

The village has a population of 200.

References

  1. ↑ "Former Territory of Germany" (in German). 2017-11-12.
  2. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 54°0′3″N 20°39′21″E / 54.00083°N 20.65583°E / 54.00083; 20.65583

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