Butryny [buˈtrɨnɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Purda, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Purda and 21 km (13 mi) south of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located within the historic region of Warmia
Butryny | |
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Village | |
 Saint James' church | |
  Butryny | |
| Coordinates: 53°36′21″N 20°34′58″E / 53.60583°N 20.58278°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Olsztyn |
| Gmina | Purda |
| Elevation | 153 m (502 ft) |
| Population | 580 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 10-687 |
| Area code | +48 89 |
| Vehicle registration | NOL |
The historic sights of Butryny include the Saint James' church, dating back to the 17th century,[2] typical Warmian old wayside shrines and a Catholic cemetery.
The village was founded in 1412.[2] Polish poet and bishop Ignacy Krasicki visited Butryny in 1767 and 1779.[3]
Notable people
edit- Jan Niemierski [pl] (1886–1941), Polish officer, activist and mayor of Rzeszów, who died in the German Auschwitz concentration camp
- Katarzyna Nowowiejska née Falk, mother of Polish composer Feliks Nowowiejski
Gallery
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Mural in the village -
Classicist Warmian wayside shrine nearby the church -
Neoclassicist Warmian wayside shrine -
Historic cemetery
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References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b "Butryny: Kościół św. Jakuba Starszego". Natura Warmii i Mazur (in Polish). Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- ^ Stanisław Achremczyk, Nowe spojrzenie na Ignacego Krasickiego, "Komunikaty Mazursko-Warmińskie" nr 1, 2003, pp. 15, 17 (in Polish)
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