Dywity | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Warmian-Masurian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Olsztyn |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Dywity |
Coordinates: | 53.85°N 49°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Population Total: | 2300 |
Registration Plate: | NOL |
Blank Name Sec2: | Primary airport |
Blank Info Sec2: | Olsztyn-Mazury Airport |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | National roads |
Dywity is a village in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Dywity.[1] It lies approximately 80NaN0 north of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located on the Dywickie Lake in Warmia.
The village was first mentioned in 1354. It was visited by Nicolaus Copernicus who organized new settlement in the village in the 16th century.[2] In the late 19th century, the population of the village was overwhelmingly Polish.[3] In 1910, it was inhabited by 328 Poles.[4]