Butryny Explained

Butryny
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Warmian-Masurian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Olsztyn
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Purda
Coordinates:53.6058°N 20.5828°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Elevation M:153
Population Total:580
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:10-687
Area Code:+48 89
Registration Plate:NOL

Butryny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Purda, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 15km (09miles) south-west of Purda and 210NaN0 south of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located within the historic region of Warmia

The historic sights of Butryny include the Saint James' church, dating back to the 17th century,[2] typical Warmian old wayside shrines and a Catholic cemetery.

The village was founded in 1412.[2] Polish poet and bishop Ignacy Krasicki visited Butryny in 1767 and 1779.[3]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Web site: Butryny: Kościół św. Jakuba Starszego. Natura Warmii i Mazur. September 30, 2019. Polish.
  3. Stanisław Achremczyk, Nowe spojrzenie na Ignacego Krasickiego, "Komunikaty Mazursko-Warmińskie" nr 1, 2003, pp. 15, 17 (in Polish)