Kosakowo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Kosakowo ( German Marienthal ) is a village in Poland in the Warmia and Mazury, community Srokowo.
- 2.1 Population development
- 3.1 Traffic
- 4.1 Literature
- 4.2 footnotes
Geography
Geographical location
The village is located about ten kilometers south of the Polish border with Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast.
History
The settlement was created in 1387 by Kulm law with an area of 50 Wloka. The village was exempted for twelve years from the burdens and owned a tavern. 1657, the village was attacked and burned along with the wooden church. From this time, only the baptismal font and the bell are obtained. 1710 broke out in the area from the plague that claimed 13 lives in Kosakowo. As a result of the Second World War the city became part of Poland. In the school of the village were in the school year 1949/1950 56 students. 1954 Kosakowo seat of a Gromada until it was dissolved in 1957. 1973 Kosakowo part of the community Srokowo and also the seat of a Schulz Office, the villages Lesk, Lipowo, Wikrowo and Wólka Jankowska belonged. With the dissolution of the Province of Olsztyn Kosakowo became 1999 part of the newly formed Province of Warmia and Mazury
Population Development
Kosakowo decreed in 1785 over 35 residential buildings, 43 1817, in which 223 people lived. In May 1939 429 inhabitants were counted. The population in 1970 dropped to 170.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
The village is located on the Kosakowo Province Road 650 ( droga wojewódzka 650 ) crossing south to about 20 kilometers Węgorzewo and the provincial road 63 ( droga Krajowa 63) and finally ends after about 70 kilometers in Gołdap. To the west, the road ends after about eight kilometers in Barciany.
The nearest international airport is Kaliningrad, which is about 90 kilometers north-west is located on Russian territory. The nearest international airport on Polish territory is located about 195 kilometers west of Lech Walesa Airport, Gdansk.