Butryny

Butryny [buˈtrɨnɨ] (German: Wuttrienen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Purda, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Purda and 21 km (13 mi) south of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located within the historic region of Warmia

Butryny
Village
Saint James' church
Butryny
Coordinates: 53°36′21″N 20°34′58″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Olsztyn County
Gmina	Purda
Elevation	153 m (502 ft)
Population	580
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	10-687
Area code(s)	+48 89
Vehicle registration	NOL

The village has a population of 580.

The historic sights of Butryny include the Saint James' church, dating back to the 17th century,[2] typical Warmian old wayside shrines and a Catholic cemetery.

The village was founded in 1412.[2] Polish poet and bishop Ignacy Krasicki visited Butryny in 1767 and 1779.[3]

Notable people

• Jan Niemierski (1886–1941), Polish officer, activist and mayor of Rzeszów, who died in the German Auschwitz concentration camp
• Katarzyna Nowowiejska née Falk, mother of Polish composer Feliks Nowowiejski

Gallery

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  Mural in the village
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  Classicist Warmian wayside shrine nearby the church
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  Neoclassicist Warmian wayside shrine
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  Historic cemetery

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. "Butryny: Kościół św. Jakuba Starszego". Natura Warmii i Mazur (in Polish). Retrieved September 30, 2019.
3. Stanisław Achremczyk, Nowe spojrzenie na Ignacego Krasickiego, "Komunikaty Mazursko-Warmińskie" nr 1, 2003, p. 15, 17 (in Polish)