Grodzisko, Gołdap County
Grodzisko | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Grodzisko | |
| Coordinates: 54°11′39″N 22°01′13″E / 54.19417°N 22.02028°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Gołdap |
| Gmina | Banie Mazurskie |
| Founded | 1566 |
| Founded by | Wojtek Skorupczyk |
| Population | |
• Total | 250 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | (+48) 87 |
| Vehicle registration | NGO |
Grodzisko [ɡrɔˈd͡ʑiskɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Banie Mazurskie, within Gołdap County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It is located in Masuria. It lies approximately 5 km (3 mi) south of Banie Mazurskie, 23 km (14 mi) south-west of Gołdap, and 110 km (68 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Grodzisko was founded in 1566 by Wojtek Skorupczyk, who bought land to establish the village.[2]
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ Kętrzyński, Wojciech (1882). O ludności polskiej w Prusiech niegdyś krzyżackich (in Polish). Lwów: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. p. 538.