Piętki Explained

Piętki
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Warmian-Masurian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ełk
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Kalinowo
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1539
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:53.8833°N 62°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:NEL
Blank Name Sec2:Highways

Piętki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kalinowo, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2km (01miles) north of Kalinowo, 220NaN0 east of Ełk, and 1430NaN0 east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in the historic region of Masuria.

History

The origins of the village date back to 1539, when several Polish settlers, among whom were named Michał and Pietrasz Jan, were granted 15 włókas of land to establish a village.[2] It was an ethnically Polish village.[2] Under Germany, in 1926, the village was renamed Blumental to erase traces of Polish origin. Following World War II, in 1945, it became again part of Poland, and its historic Polish name[2] was restored.

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 VIII. 1887. pl. Warsaw. 121.