Myślice Explained

Myślice
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sztum
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Stary Dzierzgoń
Coordinates:53.9172°N 19.5044°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Population Total:490

Myślice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stary Dzierzgoń, within Sztum County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11km (07miles) north-east of Stary Dzierzgoń, 310NaN0 east of Sztum, and 760NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

Notable residents

Miswalde church

Miswalde church[2] dates from the second Quarter of the 14th Century and was extended in the second half of the same century. The church comprises a brick building with no chorus on a field stone base. The east gable dates from 1872 and the vestry is 19th Century. The tower is thought to date from the 15th Century and is gabled on 4 sides with an eight-sided tent roof now covered with copper plates.The church interior is largely ornamented in painted wood.Other features include: Altar from 1706, carved by David Bröse from Elblag; Pulpit from the early 18th Century; and Baptismal font made of brass, 17th Century.

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: Myslice - Miswalde - Ostpreussen.