Różnowo, Olsztyn County

Różnowo
Village
Różnowo
Coordinates: 53°52′N 20°31′E / 53.867°N 20.517°E / 53.867; 20.517
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Olsztyn County
Gmina Dywity
Population 1,041

Różnowo [ruʐˈnɔvɔ] (German: Rosenau)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dywity, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Dywity and 10 km (6 mi) north 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). According to an article written by Malcolm Browne for the New York Times by 1976 Roznowo's population was half German, and early all residents fluent in both German and Polish languages.[3]

The village has a population of 1,041.

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.
  3. ↑ East Prussians Pondering Emigration From Poland by Malcolm Wilde Browne, The New York Times, April 2, 1976


Coordinates: 53°52′00″N 20°31′00″E / 53.8667°N 20.5167°E / 53.8667; 20.5167


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.