Gmina Kiwity
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| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Warmia-Masuria | ||
| Powiat : | Lidzbark Warmiński | ||
| Geographic location : | 54 ° 6 ' N , 20 ° 46' E | ||
| Residents : | see Gmina | ||
| Postal code : | 11-106 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 89 | ||
| License plate : | NLI | ||
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| Next international airport : | Danzig | ||
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| Gmina | |||
| Gminatype: | Rural community | ||
| Gmina structure: | 18 school offices | ||
| Surface: | 145.38 km² | ||
| Residents: | 3301 (June 30, 2019) |
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| Population density : | 23 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Community number ( GUS ): | 2809022 | ||
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| Wójt : | Wiesław Tkaczuk | ||
| Address: | Kiwity 28 11-106 Kiwity |
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| Website : | gminakiwity.pl | ||
The Gmina wiejska Kiwity is a rural community in the powiat Lidzbarski in the Polish Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship . It has 3301 inhabitants (June 30, 2019) and has an area of 145.4 km², 14% of which is occupied by forest and 74% by agricultural area. The administrative seat of Gmina is the village of Kiwity ( German : Kiwitten ).
geography
The municipality is located in the former East Prussia , about 13 kilometers east of Lidzbark Warmiński ( Heilsberg ) and 40 kilometers northeast of Olsztyn ( Allenstein ). Neighboring municipalities are the rural municipalities: Bartoszyce and Lidzbark Warmiński and the urban and rural municipalities Bisztynek and Jeziorany . The municipal area represents 15.73% of the area of the Powiat Lidzbarski.
history
The area of the rural community belonged since 1466 to the Prince Diocese of Warmia in Prussia royal share . In 1772 it was annexed by Prussia and became part of the kingdom . Until 1945 the village belonged to Kiwitten circle Heilsberg in the administrative district of Konigsberg the Prussian province of East Prussia of the German Reich . From 1946 to 1998 the rural municipality belonged to the Olsztyn Voivodeship .
The municipality does not have a coat of arms, but a logo.
Districts
The rural community of Kiwity includes 18 districts ( German names until 1945 ) with a Schulzenamt :
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Other villages are Gościechowo ( Lisettenhof ), Kłajty ( Kleitz ), Maków ( Makohlen ) and Parkity ( Parkitten ).
Architectural monuments
The most important architectural monument of the rural community is the former Stoczek Abbey ( Springborn Abbey ) north of the village of Stoczek. The churches of Kiwity and Żegoty are also important.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2019. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 0.99 MiB), accessed December 24, 2019 .
- ↑ The Historical Place Directory