Borowe, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Borowe | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Borowe | |
| Coordinates: 53°48′N 21°14′E / 53.800°N 21.233°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Mrągowo |
| Gmina | Sorkwity |
| Founded | 1548 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +48 89 |
| Vehicle registration | NMR |
| Voivodeship roads |  |
Borowe [bɔˈrɔvɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sorkwity, within Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Sorkwity, 9 km (6 mi) south-west of Mrągowo, and 49 km (30 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in the historic region of Masuria.
History[edit]
The village was established in 1548 by Bartosz, sołtys of Widryny,[2] when it was part of Poland as a fief held by Ducal Prussia. As of 1693, the population of the village was solely Polish.[2] From the 18th century it was part of the Kingdom of Prussia, and from 1871 to 1945 it was part of Germany within the province of East Prussia. During a massive campaign of renaming of placenames, the German administration renamed the village to Prausken to erase traces of Polish origin. During World War II, the Germans operated a forced labour camp for Jews in the village.[3] After the defeat of Nazi Germany in the war, in 1945, the village along with Masuria became again part of Poland, and its historic name was restored.
References[edit]
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b Kętrzyński, Wojciech (1882). O ludności polskiej w Prusiech niegdyś krzyżackich (in Polish). Lwów: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. p. 415.
- ^ "Zwangsarbeitslager für Juden Prausken". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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