Krupin, Olecko County
Krupin [ˈkrupin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wieliczki, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Wieliczki, 5 km (3 mi) east of Olecko, and 139 km (86 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in the historic region of Masuria.
History
The origins of the village date back to 1561, when brothers Paweł and Stańko Markowicz from nearby Niedźwiedzkie bought land to establish a village. Initially it was named Markowice after the founders. For centuries, it remained an ethnically Polish village, and as of 1600, it had an exclusively Polish population.
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 IV (in Polish). Warsaw. 1883. p. 731.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VI (in Polish). Warsaw. 1885. p. 128.
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