Giławy
Giławy | |
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Village | |
![]() ![]() Giławy | |
Coordinates: 53°43′N 20°48′E / 53.717°N 20.800°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Olsztyn County |
Gmina | Purda |
Population (2011[1]) | 165 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Area code(s) | +48 89 |
Vehicle registration | NOL |
Website | www.gilawy.tnb.pl |
Giławy [ɡiˈwavɨ] (German: Gillau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Purda, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Purda and 22 km (14 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in Warmia. The village has now a population of 540.
Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772–1871 Prussia, 1871–1945 Germany, and again Poland since 1945. Despite being under German rule, a Polish school existed in the village before World War II. Its head in 1932-1933 was [pl], who during World War II was imprisoned by the Germans in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, and later became a member of the Polish Sejm.
The historic church of St. John the Baptist and a historical Warmian wayside shrine are located in Giławy.
References[]
- ^ "Wieś Giławy (warmińsko-mazurskie)". Polska w liczbach (in Polish). Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
Coordinates: 53°43′N 20°48′E / 53.717°N 20.800°E
- Villages in Olsztyn County
- Olsztyn County geography stubs