Gniewkowo, Mrągowo County Explained

Gniewkowo
Pushpin Map:Poland#Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1: Warmian-Masurian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mrągowo
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Mrągowo
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:53.6431°N 21.3769°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:11-700[1]
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:NMR

Gniewkowo is a former settlement, currently located within the village of Gronowo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, located in the Gmina Mrągowo, Mrągowo County.

History

Gniewkowo used to be a folwark near Gronowo.[2] [3] In 1838, it had 1 house, inhabited by 11 people. In 1871, the owner of Gniewkowo and Gronowo was Fresin, who rent the area to his relative, that lived in Gniewkowo. In 1907, the owner of the land consisting of Gronowo and Gniewkowo, with the size of 675 ha, was Rittmeister Georg von Fresin. Until 1945 its name was Heinrichssorge, with the name Vorwerk Heinrichssorge being additionally used between 1938 and 1945. After the area being given to Poland after the end of World War II, it was renamed to the name Owczarnia. In 1949 it was renamed to the name Gniewkowo. In 1973, the village was located within the sołectwo of Gronowo, though its name wasn't used in the village's census from that year.[4]

Currently, the settlement is located within the village of Gronowo, with the name not being used anymore by settlements lists such as TERYT and PRNG.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kod pocztowy Gronowo •• Wyszukiwarka, kody pocztowe, ulice, mapa . 2019-10-29 . www.kodypocztowe.info .
  2. Web site: Gniewkowo, Heinrichssorge. 20 June 2021.
  3. Web site: Bildarchiv Ostpreußen . bildarchiv-ostpressen.de. 20 June 2021.
  4. Mrągowo. Z dziejów miasta i powiatu. Pojezierze. Olsztyn, 1975. p. 488.