Szymany, Szczytno County
Szymany [ʂɨˈmanɨ] (German: Gross Schiemanen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczytno, within Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northerneastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Szczytno and 45 km (28 mi) south-east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in the historic region of Masuria. The village currently has a population of about 550.
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  Szymany | |
| Coordinates: 53°29′7″N 20°57′3″E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Szczytno |
| Gmina | Gmina Szczytno |
| Population | 550 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The village dates back to 1682.[2] It was located on a route connecting Warsaw and Königsberg.[2] Before 1945 it was part of Prussia and Germany. As a result of the treaty of Versailles the 1920 East Prussian plebiscite was organized on 11 July 1920 under the control of the League of nations, which resulted in 773 votes to remain in Germany and none for Poland.[3]
The Olsztyn-Mazury Airport and the Szymany and Szymany Lotnisko train stations are located in the village. In the village there is a historic church of Our Lady of Częstochowa.
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XII, Warszawa, 1891, p. 114 (in Polish)
- Marzian, Herbert; Kenez, Csaba (1970). Selbstbestimmung für Ostdeutschland – Eine Dokumentation zum 50 Jahrestag der ost- und westpreussischen Volksabstimmung am 11. Juli 1920 (in German). p. 95.
