Romoty | |
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 |
Coordinates: | 53.8°N 62°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Romoty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kalinowo, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9km (06miles) south of Kalinowo, 210NaN0 east of Ełk, and 1430NaN0 east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
The village Romoty (German Romotten) was built around 1500. It belonged to the possession of the ancient noble family Gutowski, originating from northern Mazovia.The name Romoty is of Prussian origin and refers to a sanctuary of the once-based Baltic tribe, as pagan worship was held outdoors, in forests and on heathens (roms, rams: silent, quiet, devout).