Łyna, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Village in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland

53°26′N 20°25′E / 53.433°N 20.417°E / 53.433; 20.417Country

PolandVoivodeshipWarmian-MasurianPowiatNidzicaGminaNidzicaFirst mentioned1387Population

440Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

13-100

Area code+48 89ISO 3166 codePOLCar PlatesNNIWebsitewww.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

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

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

References

^ ^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)