Kuty, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Kuty | |
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Village | |
 Saint Maximilian Kolbe church in Kuty | |
  Kuty | |
| Coordinates: 54°10′18″N 21°56′15″E / 54.17167°N 21.93750°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Węgorzewo |
| Gmina | Pozezdrze |
| Founded | 1552 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | NWE |
Kuty [ˈkutɨ] (German: Kutten) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pozezdrze, within Węgorzewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Pozezdrze, 14 km (9 mi) east of Węgorzewo, and 104 km (65 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located on the northern and eastern shore of Lake Czarna Kuta in the region of Masuria.
History[edit]
Kuty was founded by Polish people in 1552.[2] The local landmark Gothic Saint Maximilian Kolbe church was built in the late 16th century. In 1710, the village was hit by an epidemic, commemorated by a painting in the church by order of the local pastor Paweł Drygalski.[2] Under Nazi Germany, a labour camp of the Reich Labour Service was operated in the village.[3] After Germany's defeat in World War II, in 1945, the village became again part of Poland.
Notable residents[edit]
- Celestyn Myślenta (1588–1653), Polish Lutheran theologian and university lecturer
- Bernhard Sauvant (1910–1967), Wehrmacht officer
References[edit]
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom V (in Polish). Warsaw. 1884. p. 6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "I Ostpreussen" (in German). Retrieved 15 October 2022.
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