Łęcze
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Warmia-Masuria | ||
| Powiat : | Elbląski | ||
| Gmina : | Tolkmicko | ||
| Geographic location : | 54 ° 16 ′ N , 19 ° 28 ′ E | ||
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| Postal code : | 82-340 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 55 | ||
| License plate : | NEB | ||
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| Next international airport : | Danzig | ||
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| Website : | www.lecze.com.pl | ||
Łęcze ( German Lenzen ) is a village in Gmina Tolkmicko in Powiat Elbląski of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland . In 2012 579 people lived here. It is located about seven kilometers southwest of Tolkmicko (Tolkmit) and 20 kilometers north of Elbląg (Elbing) .
history
Nearby are the remains of a prehistoric hill fort from the 5th to 3rd centuries BC. In the 13th century the Prussian landscapes Landesen and Lansania were mentioned, from one of the two the place probably got its name Lenzen . In 1299 it was founded by two locators on behalf of the Commander of Elbing. There was a first church soon after. In 1577 Lenzen was devastated by Danzig troops returning from Elbing from a military campaign.
The first Protestant pastor is known from 1589. Around 1580/1630 the English trading company from Elbing had a branch here. In 1746 a new church was built, which in 1749 received an organ from Johann Christoph Obuch .
Since 1772 Lenzen belonged to the Kingdom of Prussia, incorporated in the province of West Prussia . Around 1880 the place had over 1000 inhabitants and was the largest in the district of Elbing . In 1900 a deaconess home was inaugurated in the presence of the empress. In 1945 the village was severely damaged.
Today there is a preschool, elementary school and sports club here.
Attractions
- Herz-Jesu-Kirche, built in 1746 as a Protestant church, a tower added in 1881, Roman Catholic parish church since 1945, with a baroque altar and wooden baptismal font
- two porch houses from the 19th century, some of the last of these buildings built in the Dutch style by Mennonites in the vicinity of Elblag
- Hull of a former windmill from 1885
- Iron Age ramparts from around 450–200 BC Chr.
