Biskupiec, Nowe Miasto County Explained

Biskupiec
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Warmian-Masurian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Nowe Miasto
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Biskupiec
Coordinates:53.5006°N 19.3506°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:1927
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:NNM
Blank Name Sec2:Voivodeship roads

Biskupiec is a village in Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Biskupiec.[1]

Biskupiec lies approximately 19km (12miles) north-west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie and 800NaN0 south-west of the provincial capital of Olsztyn and 1000NaN0 south-east of the regional metropole of Gdańsk.

Biskupiec was a town from 1331 to 1946, when it lost its town rights due to heavy devastation during World War II.[2] Preserved heritage sights include the Saint John of Nepomuk and Our Lady of the Rosary church and the Gmina Office.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Olsztyński Dziennik Wojewódzki, 1946, Nr 5, poz. 77