Siedliska | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Warmian-Masurian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Giżycko |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Wydminy |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1555 |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Coordinates: | 54°N 77°W |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Registration Plate: | NGI |
Blank Name Sec2: | Voivodeship roads |
Siedliska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wydminy, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1]
It lies approximately 7km (04miles) west of Wydminy, 130NaN0 east of Giżycko, and 980NaN0 east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in the region of Masuria.
The origins of the village date back to 1555, when a man named Sebastian bought land to establish a village.[2] The name Siedliska is of Polish origin and is a common name for villages throughout Poland. As of 1625, the population was solely Polish.[2] In the late 19th century, the village had a population of 692.[2]
The Voivodeship road 655 runs through Siedliska, and there is a train station in the village.