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Łyna, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 53°26′N 20°25′E / 53.433°N 20.417°E / 53.433; 20.417
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Łyna
Village
Łyna is located in Poland
Łyna
Łyna
Coordinates: 53°26′N 20°25′E / 53.433°N 20.417°E / 53.433; 20.417
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
PowiatNidzica
GminaNidzica
First mentioned1387
Population
440
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
13-100
Area code+48 89
ISO 3166 codePOL
Car PlatesNNI
Websitewww.nidzica.pl

Łyna [ˈwɨna] is a village in Nidzica County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is located in the historic region of Masuria.

It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Nidzica and 40 km (25 mi) south of the regional capital Olsztyn.

The village is situated near the source of the Łyna River.

History

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It was first mentioned on 12 March 1387. At least since 1540 until 1945, Łyna was the seat of a church parish. In 1600, the population of the village was solely Polish.[1] In 1620, Polish Royal secretary Stefan Sadorski obtained 19 włókas of land in Łyna.[1] Various Polish noble families lived in the village throughout centuries, incl. the Chmielewski, Krasiński, Michałowski and Węgierski families.[1] In 1857, it had a population of 239.[1]

The Battle of Tannenberg took place nearby in August 1914 during World War I.

Transport

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The Polish S7 highway runs near Łyna, west of the village.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom V (in Polish). Warsaw. 1884. p. 850.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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