Gumniska, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Gumniska ( German Silzkeim ) is a village in Poland, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in the community Barciany. It belongs to the mayor's office Rodele.
Geography
The village is situated about three kilometers south of Barciany and about 13 kilometers north of Kętrzyn. The border with the Kaliningrad Oblast runs 14 kilometers north of Gumniska.
History
Today's Gumniska was created in 1394 as a manor with an area of 25 Wloka by law and Kulm 1528 mentioned as Sylszkaymm. The name derives from Old Prussian " sylo " and " caymis, seed ," meaning Heidedorf. Today's Polish name derives from " gumnisko " ( space between the antenna and other buildings of the court ). In 1817 there were in the settlement of seven residential buildings with 64 residents. 1910 lived 82 people on the estate. Through administrative reform, the village was 1975 Olsztyn voivodeship. Since their resolution Gudziki part of Warmia and Mazury. Today, about 30 people live in Gumniska.
Economy and infrastructure
About a kilometer west of the Province Gumniska road runs 591 ( droga wojewódzka 591 ). This leads in the northern curve over Barciany the border with Russia. In the southern course it crosses Kętrzyn and empties into Mrągowo.
The nearest railway station for passenger traffic is in Korsze which a straight line is about 16 kilometers to the west.
The nearest international airport is the Kaliningrad airport about 90 kilometers north of Gudziki on Russian territory. About 200 kilometers to the west lies the Lech Walesa Airport Gdansk, which is the nearest international airport on the territory of Poland. The airport Szczytno - Szymany is located about 75 kilometers south of Gudziki, but has seasonal only international flight movements.