Barciany
Barciany (Polish: [barˈt͡ɕanɨ]; German: Barten) is a village in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Barciany.[1] It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Kętrzyn and 74 km (46 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Barciany | |
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Village | |
 Barciany Castle, a castle of the Teutonic Knights | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 54°13′N 21°21′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Kętrzyn |
| Gmina | Barciany |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Population | 1,100 |
| Website | http://www.barciany.pl |
Its name originates from the name of an Old Prussian tribe, the Bartians. An Ordensburg was erected in 1325, but stone was not used until 1377.
The village has a population of 1,100.
Notable people
- Hermann Gemmel (1813 in Barten – 1868 in Königsberg) was a German architect, painter, and art teacher at the Kunstakademie Königsberg.
References
- Krahe, Friedrich-Wilhelm (2000). Burgen des deutschen Mittelalters. Grundriss-Lexikon (in German). Flechsig. p. 693. ISBN 3-88189-360-1.
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