Słobity Explained

Słobity
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Warmian-Masurian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Braniewo
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Wilczęta
Coordinates:54.1406°N 19.7919°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:549

Słobity is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilczęta, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7km (04miles) west of Wilczęta, 280NaN0 south of Braniewo, and 620NaN0 north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The village had been the property of the since 1527.[2] The last German owner of the palace Alexander zu Dohna renovated Schlobitten Palace in 1944. In March 1945 the palace was burned down and the furnishings stolen by soldiers of the Red Army.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. http://www.familievonborries.de/informationen/Orte/Schlobitten.html history of Schlobitten
  3. M. Jackiewicz-Garniec, M. Garniec: Pałace i dwory dawnych Prus Wschodnich. Dobra utracone czy ocalone. Olsztyn: Wspólnota Kulturowa BORUSSIA, 1999, s. 64–65.