Kuty, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Kuty [ˈkutɨ] (German: Kutten) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pozezdrze, within Węgorzewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Pozezdrze, 14 km (9 mi) east of Węgorzewo, and 104 km (65 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located on the northern and eastern shore of Lake Czarna Kuta in the region of Masuria.
History
Kuty was founded by Polish people in 1552. The local landmark Gothic Saint Maximilian Kolbe church was built in the late 16th century. In 1710, the village was hit by an epidemic, commemorated by a painting in the church by order of the local pastor Paweł Drygalski. Under Nazi Germany, a labour camp of the Reich Labour Service was operated in the village. After Germany's defeat in World War II, in 1945, the village became again part of Poland.
Notable residents
- Celestyn Myślenta (1588–1653), Polish Lutheran theologian and university lecturer
- Bernhard Sauvant (1910–1967), Wehrmacht officer
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 V (in Polish). Warsaw. 1884. p. 6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "I Ostpreussen" (in German). Retrieved 15 October 2022.
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