Butryny

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Butryny
Village
Saint James' church
Saint James' church
Butryny is located in Poland
Butryny
Butryny
Coordinates: 53°36′21″N 20°34′58″E / 53.60583°N 20.58278°E / 53.60583; 20.58278
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyOlsztyn County
GminaPurda
Elevation
153 m (502 ft)
Population
580
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
10-687
Area code(s)+48 89
Vehicle registrationNOL

Butryny [buˈtrɨnɨ] (German: Wuttrienen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Purda, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Purda and 21 km (13 mi) south of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located within the historic region of Warmia

The village has a population of 580.

The historic sights of Butryny include the Saint James' church, dating back to the 17th century,[2] typical Warmian old wayside shrines and a Catholic cemetery.

The village was founded in 1412.[2] Polish poet and bishop Ignacy Krasicki visited Butryny in 1767 and 1779.[3]

Notable people[]

Gallery[]

  • Mural in the village

  • Classicist Warmian wayside shrine nearby the church

  • Neoclassicist Warmian wayside shrine

  • Historic cemetery

References[]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Butryny: Kościół św. Jakuba Starszego". Natura Warmii i Mazur (in Polish). Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  3. ^ Stanisław Achremczyk, Nowe spojrzenie na Ignacego Krasickiego, "Komunikaty Mazursko-Warmińskie" nr 1, 2003, p. 15, 17 (in Polish)


Coordinates: 53°36′21″N 20°34′58″E / 53.60583°N 20.58278°E / 53.60583; 20.58278

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