Asuny
Asuny | |
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Village | |
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  Asuny | |
| Coordinates: 54°19′16″N 21°23′12″E / 54.32111°N 21.38667°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Kętrzyn |
| Gmina | Barciany |
| Population (approx.) | |
• Total | 100 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | NKE |
Asuny [aˈsunɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barciany, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Barciany, 27 km (17 mi) north of Kętrzyn, and 84 km (52 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
History
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The village was inhabited by Polish people since the 15th century.[2] In 1481, Polish priest Jakub de Coszmi from the Diocese of Płock was appointed the parish priest.[2] As of 1664, Polish church services were held in the local church.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b c Kętrzyński, Wojciech (1882). O ludności polskiej w Prusiech niegdyś krzyżackich (in Polish). Lwów: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. p. 572.
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