Piecki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Piecki ( German: whip village) is a village located in powiat Mrągowski in the Warmia and Mazury, Poland. It is also seat of the rural municipality ( gmina wiejska ).
- 5.1 personalities of the community
- 6.1 External links
- 6.2 footnotes
Geography
Piecki is located south of the lake Wągiel about 56 km east of Olsztyn in the area of Mazury. Near the village rises the river Dajna and Droga Krajowa 59 runs through the town as well as the Droga wojewódzka 610
History
The village was founded in 1401 by Piecki Ulrich von Jungingen. On 26 June 1996, a new coat of arms was introduced.
From 1975 - 1998 the village belonged to the Province of Olsztyn.
Museums
- Museum of Ethnology and Folk Art
Community
Geography
The municipality has an areal extent of 314.59 km ². 29 % of its territory is used for agriculture, 51 % is covered by forest.
Sołectwo
For the rural community Piecki include 24 locations ( German name until 1945) with a sołectwo ( mayor's office ):
- Babięta ( Babienten, 1938-1945: fortified churches )
- Bobrówko ( Bubrowko, 1938-1945: Biebern )
- Brejdyny
- Cierzpiety ( Zollernhöhe )
- Dluzec ( Langendorf )
- Dobry Lasek ( Guttenwalde )
- Gant ( Ganthen )
- Glogno ( Glognau )
- Golen ( Gollingen )
- Jakubowo ( Jakobsdorf )
- Krutyń ( Kruttinnen )
- Krutynski Piecek ( Kruttinnerofen )
- Lipowo ( Lindendorf )
- Machary ( Macharren )
- Mojtyny ( Moythienen )
- Nawiady ( Aweyden )
- Nowe Kiełbonki
- Piecki ( whip village)
- Prusinowo ( Pruschinowen, 1930-1945: Preußental )
- Rosocha ( forest hunter )
- Stare Kiełbonki ( Altkelbunken )
- Szklarnia ( Glashütte )
- Zgon ( Sgonn )
- Zyzdrojowy Piecek (forest house Sysdroyofen )
Other villages in the municipality are:
- Chostka ( Szittkehmen )
- Czaszkowo
- Gajne ( Gaynen )
- Jeleń
- Kołowin ( Kollo Gienen )
- Kołowinek
- Kosowiec (F. Modersohn )
- Krawno
- Krzywy Róg
- Lawny Lasek
- Łętowo
- Mostek
- Mościska
- Nowy Zyzdrój
- Ostrow Pieckowski
- Piersławek
- Pilnik ( arrow F. A. Walde )
- Probark Maly ( Small Proberg )
- Rostek
- Rutkowo
- Świnie Oko
- Wólka Prusinowska
- Zakręt
- Zielony Lasek (Green Heath )
- Zyzdrojowa Wola
- Żabieniec ( Probergswerder Neuort )
Personalities
- Michał Kurella (1722-1787) ev.Pfarrer and naturalist
Personalities of the community
- Ernst Wiechert (1887-1950) writer born in Piersławek.