Klewno, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Encyclopedia
Klewno ' is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel
, within Kętrzyn County
, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) east of Reszel
, 15 km (9 mi) west of Kętrzyn
, and 53 km (33 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn
.
Before 1772
the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1945 Prussia and Germany (East Prussia
).
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel
Gmina Reszel
Gmina Reszel is an urban-rural gmina in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Reszel, which lies approximately west of Kętrzyn and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn....
, within Kętrzyn County
Ketrzyn County
Kętrzyn County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest...
, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, or Warmia-Masuria Province , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn...
, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) east of Reszel
Reszel
Reszel is a town in Poland in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. The population is about 5,700.Reszel was originally a settlement built by the Bartian tribe of Old Prussians and conquered by the Teutonic Knights in 1241. The native Prussians later recaptured the settlement and held it for five...
, 15 km (9 mi) west of Kętrzyn
Ketrzyn
Kętrzyn , is a town in northeastern Poland with 28,351 inhabitants . Situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , Kętrzyn was previously in Olsztyn Voivodeship . It is the capital of Kętrzyn County...
, and 53 km (33 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn
Olsztyn
Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Łyna River. Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in the Olsztyn Voivodeship...
.
Before 1772
First Partition of Poland
The First Partition of Poland or First Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in 1772 as the first of three partitions that ended the existence of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by 1795. Growth in the Russian Empire's power, threatening the Kingdom of Prussia and the...
the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1945 Prussia and Germany (East Prussia
East Prussia
East Prussia is the main part of the region of Prussia along the southeastern Baltic Coast from the 13th century to the end of World War II in May 1945. From 1772–1829 and 1878–1945, the Province of East Prussia was part of the German state of Prussia. The capital city was Königsberg.East Prussia...
).