Wyszowate, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Explained

Wyszowate
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Warmian-Masurian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Giżycko
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Miłki
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:53.9333°N 74°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:NGI
Blank Name Sec2:National roads

Wyszowate is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miłki, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2km (01miles) east of Miłki, 150NaN0 south-east of Giżycko, and 930NaN0 east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

It is situated on the northern shores of Ublik Wielki Lake in the historic region of Masuria.

History

In 1475 the Teutonic Order commander of Brandenburg Bernard von Balzhofen granted land to Polish noble settlers coming from the Duchy of Masovia in return of their military service. The biggest part (8 włókas)[2]) was given to Michał Wysowaty[3] who founded the village of Wyszowate. It formed a part of the Kingdom of Poland as a fief, then from the 18th century, it was part of the Kingdom of Prussia, and from 1871 to 1945 it was also part of Germany, within which it was located in the province of East Prussia.

See also: Wyszowate, Podlaskie Voivodeship and Wiszowate.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . pl.
  2. A "włóka" is a unit of area. 1 włóka = 17,838 hectares
  3. Book: Kętrzyński, Wojciech. Wojciech Kętrzyński. 1882. O ludności polskiej w Prusiech niegdyś krzyżackich. pl. Lwów. Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. 489.