Brąswałd

Brąswałd
Village
Saint Catherine church in Brąswałd
Saint Catherine church in Brąswałd
Brąswałd is located in Poland
Brąswałd
Brąswałd
Coordinates: 53°51′N 20°25′E / 53.850°N 20.417°E / 53.850; 20.417
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyOlsztyn
GminaDywity
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNOL

Brąswałd [ˈbrɔ̃sfau̯t] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dywity, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 km (3 mi) west of Dywity and 10 km (6 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in Warmia.

Notable people

  • Walenty Barczewski (1856–1928), Polish priest, activist and historian
  • Maria Zientara-Malewska (1894–1984), Polish poet, teacher, activist, prisoner of the Ravensbrück concentration camp

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).