Nowa Kaletka
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Nowa Kaletka | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°35′1″N 20°32′48″E / 53.58361°N 20.54667°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Olsztyn County |
Gmina | Purda |
Elevation | 151 m (495 ft) |
Population | 400 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Area code | +48 89 |
Vehicle registration | NOL |
Nowa Kaletka [ˈnɔva kaˈlɛtka] (German: Neu Kaletka)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Purda, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Purda and 23 km (14 mi) south of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located within the historic region of Warmia.
The village has a population of 400.
The village was founded in 1827 after being separated from the village of Kaletka.
The village's historic sights include the pre-war Polish school building and two typical Warmian old wayside shrines.
Polish folk poet and activist Michał Lengowski [pl] (1873–1967) was born in Nowa Kaletka.
Gallery
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Pre-war Polish school
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Plaque commemorating pre-war Polish school teachers
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Warmian old wayside shrine
References
- ^ "Former Territory of Germany" (in German). 2017-11-12.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.