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Krupin, Olecko County

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Krupin
Village
Krupin is located in PolandKrupinKrupin
Coordinates: 54°2′N 22°34′E / 54.033°N 22.567°E / 54.033; 22.567
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyOlecko
GminaWieliczki
Founded1561
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNOE

Krupin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wieliczki, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Wieliczki, 5 km (3 mi) east of Olecko, and 139 km (86 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in the historic region of Masuria.

History

The origins of the village date back to 1561, when brothers Paweł and Stańko Markowicz from nearby Niedźwiedzkie bought land to establish a village. Initially it was named Markowice after the founders. For centuries, it remained an ethnically Polish village, and as of 1600, it had an exclusively Polish population.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV (in Polish). Warsaw. 1883. p. 731.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VI (in Polish). Warsaw. 1885. p. 128.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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