Szczurkowo
Szczurkowo [ʂt͡ʂurˈkɔvɔ] (German: Schönbruch) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sępopol, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, at the border of Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Sępopol, 14 km (9 mi) north-east of Bartoszyce, and 69 km (43 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
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the manor house of Schönbruch about 1869 (burnt down in 1945)
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The initial village is partitioned, the northern area is part of the Kaliningrad Oblast and uninhabited. Szczurkowo is also considered one of the largest nesting sites of the white storks in Poland, with several pairs breeding here yearly.
Notable residents
- Otto von Bolschwing (1909–1982)
Population
- 1931:1,004
- 1939:1,139
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ ostpreussen.net (in German)
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