Kolonia, Szczytno County
Kolonia | |
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Village | |
  Kolonia | |
| Coordinates: 53°34′N 21°16′E / 53.567°N 21.267°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Szczytno |
| Gmina | Świętajno |
Kolonia [kɔˈlɔɲa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świętajno, within Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Świętajno, 19 km (12 mi) east of Szczytno, and 56 km (35 mi) south-east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is built as a linear settlement.
History[edit]
The village has existed since at least 1820. In 1861, it was extended to integrate the village Gorkí, today the southern part of the village. Bogumił Linka, a social activist and pioneer of agricultural education, was born in Gorkí in 1865. In the late nineteenth century, a train station was built. In 1916, a school was added to the village. In the East Prussian plebiscite of 1920, which was largely boycotted by ethnic Poles, the inhabitants voted to remain in Germany.[2]
In 1928, Groß Lontzig (Łąck Wielki) was integrated into Kolonia. After Germany's defeat in World War II, the town became part of Poland.
Social[edit]
Stowarzyszenie Wspomagania works with physically and mentally challenged people in Kolonia.[3]
Tourism[edit]
Kolonia has a train station on the railway Olsztyn-Ełk. It is a part of the touristic region of Masuria with its many lakes and recreational places. Visitors can visit a remarkable collection of Natural history exhibits from all over the world in the Muzeum Misyjno-Etnograficzne Księży Werbistów.[4] The village has many traditional wood houses in good shape. The foresters lodge "Kolonia – Leśniczówka" is placed in Łąck (today Racibor), 3 km north of Kolonia. From there at the popular lake "Jeziora Świętajno" springs the river stream "Szkwa", which also leads through Kolonia. Half a kilometre from the lodge, there is an old cemetery.
References[edit]
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Max Meyhöfer: Die Landgemeinden des Kreises Ortelsburg, Holzner Verlag 1967,p. 115
- ^ "Strona główna - Stowarzyszenie Kolonia". Website of Stowarzyszenie Wspomagania. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 22 Nov 2014.
- ^ "Muzeum Misyjno-Etnograficzne Księży Werbistów of the Missionary House St. Wojciech". Website of the Dom Misyjny Św. Wojciecha (Missionary House St. Wojciech). Retrieved 2014-11-22.
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