Myślice
Myślice | |
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Village | |
  Myślice | |
| Coordinates: 53°55′2″N 19°30′16″E / 53.91722°N 19.50444°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Sztum |
| Gmina | Stary Dzierzgoń |
| Population | 490 |
Myślice [mɨˈɕlit͡sɛ] (German: Miswalde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stary Dzierzgoń, within Sztum County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Stary Dzierzgoń, 31 km (19 mi) east of Sztum, and 76 km (47 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
The village has a population of 490.
Notable residents
- Siegfried Thomaschki (1894–1967), Generalleutnant in the German Army during World War II.
Miswalde Church
Miswalde church[2] dates from the second Quarter of the 14th Century and was extended in the second half of the same century. The church comprises a brick building with no chorus on a field stone base. The east gable dates from 1872 and the vestry is 19th Century. The tower is thought to date from the 15th Century and is gabled on 4 sides with an eight-sided tent roof now covered with copper plates. The church interior is largely ornamented in painted wood. Other features include: Altar from 1706, carved by David Bröse from Elblag; Pulpit from the early 18th Century; and Baptismal font made of brass, 17th Century
References
53°55′2″N 19°30′16″E / 53.91722°N 19.50444°E
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