Giławy

Giławy [ɡiˈwavɨ] (German: Gillau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Purda, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Purda and 22 km (14 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in Warmia. The village has now a population of 540.

Giławy
Village
Giławy
Coordinates: 53°43′N 20°48′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyOlsztyn County
GminaPurda
Population
 (2011[1])
165
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)+48 89
Vehicle registrationNOL
Websitewww.gilawy.tnb.pl

Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772–1871 Prussia, 1871–1945 Germany, and again Poland since 1945. Despite being under German rule, a Polish school existed in the village before World War II. Its head in 1932-1933 was Edward Turowski, who during World War II was imprisoned by the Germans in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, and later became a member of the Polish Sejm.

The historic church of St. John the Baptist and a historical Warmian wayside shrine are located in Giławy.

References
  1. "Wieś Giławy (warmińsko-mazurskie)". Polska w liczbach (in Polish). Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.



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