Kąp, Gmina Giżycko Explained

See also: Kąp, Gmina Miłki.

Kąp
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Coordinates:54.0008°N 21.8439°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Warmian-Masurian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Giżycko
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Giżycko
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1507
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:NGI
Blank Name Sec2:National roads
Blank1 Name Sec2:Voivodeship roads

Kąp is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It is located in the historic region of Masuria.

For centuries, the village was inhabited by Poles, and as of 1625, it had an exclusively Polish population.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom III. 1882. pl. Warsaw. 940.