Głotowo Explained

Głotowo
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:Dobre Miasto
Coordinates:53.95°N 41°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:450

Głotowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobre Miasto, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6km (04miles) south-west of Dobre Miasto and 210NaN0 north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

When the area was Christianised through the Northern Crusades, Głotowo developed into an important Christian pilgrimage site.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . pl.
  2. Book: Weise. Erich. 1981. 1966. Handbuch der historischen Stätten. Ost- und Westpreussen. Stuttgart. Kröner. 68–69. 3-520-31701-X. de.