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Sorkwity

Coordinates: 53°50′42″N 21°8′35″E / 53.84500°N 21.14306°E / 53.84500; 21.14306
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Sorkwity
Village
Palace in Sorkwity
Palace in Sorkwity
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyMrągowo
GminaSorkwity
Population
770

Sorkwity [sɔrkˈfitɨ] (German: Sorquitten) is a village in Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Sorkwity.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Mrągowo and 43 km (27 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

The village has a population of 770.

Sorquitten Palace

History

Sorkwity was founded in 1379 by the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, Winrich von Kniprode. Since then, the village had many different owners. In 1804, the von Mirbach family acquired Sorkwity. The family build a neogothic palace in the village between 1850 and 1856.

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

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