Barany, Olecko County Explained

Barany
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Warmian-Masurian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Olecko
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Świętajno
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1562
Coordinates:54.0919°N 22.3414°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:60
Registration Plate:NOE

Barany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świętajno, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 13km (08miles) north-west of Olecko and 1260NaN0 east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is part of the region of Masuria.

History

Barany was founded in 1562 by Stańko Baran and Błażej Krzywiński, who bought land to establish a village.[2] It was named after one of its founders.[2] As of 1600, the population of the village was solely Polish.[2] In 1939, it had a population of 147.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: Wakar, Andrzej. Wakar. Andrzej. 1974. Olecko. Z dziejów miasta i powiatu. pl. Olsztyn. Pojezierze. 161–162. Z dziejów wsi.