Piece, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Explained

Piece
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Warmian-Masurian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Szczytno
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Szczytno
Coordinates:53.6011°N 20.9081°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:180
Registration Plate:NSZ
Blank Name Sec2:Primary airport
Blank Info Sec2:Olsztyn-Mazury Airport
Blank1 Name Sec2:National roads

Piece (German: Ulonskofen, 1938-45: Schobendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczytno, within Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7km (04miles) north-west of Szczytno and 340NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in the historic region of Masuria.

The village has a population of 180.

History

In the past, the village was at various times part of Poland, Prussia and Germany, before it became again part of Poland following Germany's defeat in World War II in 1945.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.