Sołtmany, Giżycko County

Sołtmany
Village
Sołtmany Lake
Sołtmany Lake
Sołtmany is located in Poland
Sołtmany
Sołtmany
Coordinates: 54°2′29″N 22°1′18″E / 54.04139°N 22.02167°E / 54.04139; 22.02167
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyGiżycko
GminaKruklanki
Founded1546
Founded byJan Sołtman and Paweł Sołtman
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNGI

Sołtmany [sɔu̯tˈmanɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruklanki, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1]

Sołtmany was founded in 1546 by brothers Jan and Paweł Sołtman.[2][3]

On 30 April 2011, the place witnessed the fall of a stony meteorite.[4]

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).
  2. ^ Kętrzyński, Wojciech (1882). O ludności polskiej w Prusiech niegdyś krzyżackich (in Polish). Lwów: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. p. 532.
  3. ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. XI. Warszawa. 1890. p. 68.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ "Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Sołtmany".