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Bisztynek

Place in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland

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54°4′N 20°54′E / 54.067°N 20.900°E / 54.067; 20.900Country

PolandVoivodeshipWarmian-MasurianCountyBartoszyceGminaBisztynekEstablished14th centuryGovernment

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• MayorMarek DominiakArea

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• Total2.16 km² (0.83 sq mi)Population

(31 December 2021)^[3]^[4]

• Total2,282 • Density1,056/km² (2,740/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

11-230

Area code+48 89Car platesNBANational roads

Voivodeship roads

Websitehttp://bisztynek.pl/

Bisztynek [bʲiʂˈtɨnɛk] (German: Bischofstein) is a town in Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,282 inhabitants as of December 2021.^[3] It is located in the historical region of Warmia.

History

The town was part of Poland until the First Partition of Poland in 1772, when it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia, and from 1871 to 1945 it was also part of Germany. As a result of the Treaty of Versailles, the 1920 East Prussian plebiscite, which was completely boycotted by ethnic Poles, was organized on 11 July 1920 under the control of the League of Nations, which resulted in 2,581 votes to remain in Germany and none for Poland.^[5]

After Germany's defeat in World War II in 1945, the town was part of the region that became part of Poland under the terms of the Potsdam Agreement.

Sports

The local football team is Reduta Bisztynek, which competes in the lower leagues.^[6]

Gallery

Saint Matthias church (Baroque)
Saint Michael church (Baroque and Gothic Revival)
Henryk Sienkiewicz monument

References

^ "Władze". bisztynek.pl (in Polish). Gmina Bisztynek. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
^ "Local Data Bank". bdl.stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. Retrieved 12 September 2022. Category K1, group G441, subgroup P1410. Data for territorial unit 2801044.
^ ^a ^b "Local Data Bank". bdl.stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. Retrieved 12 September 2022. Category K3, group G7, subgroup P1336. Data for territorial unit 2801044.
^ "Local Data Bank". bdl.stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. Retrieved 12 September 2022. Category K3, group G7, subgroup P2425. Data for territorial unit 2801044.
^ Marzian, Herbert; Kenez, Csaba (1970). Selbstbestimmung für Ostdeutschland – Eine Dokumentation zum 50 Jahrestag der ost- und westpreussischen Volksabstimmung am 11. Juli 1920 (in German). p. 107.
^ "Informacje". Reduta Bisztynek (in Polish). Retrieved 20 March 2020.