Szczytno (rural municipality)

Gmina Szczytno
	Gmina Szczytno
Basic data
State :	Poland
Voivodeship :	Warmia-Masuria
Powiat :	Szczytno
Geographic location :	53 ° 34 ′  N , 20 ° 59 ′  E Coordinates: 53 ° 34 ′ 0 ″  N , 20 ° 59 ′ 0 ″  E
Residents :	see Gmina
Postal code :	12-100
Telephone code :	(+48) 89
License plate :	NSZ
Economy and Transport
Street :	DK53 : Ostrołęka - Olsztyn DK57 : Bartoszyce - Maków Mazowiecki DK 58 : Olsztynek - Szczuczyn
	Ext. 600 : Mrągowo - Szczytno
Rail route :	Olsztyn – Ełk
	Chorzele – Szczytno
Next international airport :	Olsztyn-Mazury in Szymany
	Lech Walesa Airport in Gdansk
Gmina
Gminatype:	Rural community
Gmina structure:	55 localities
	32 school offices
Surface:	346.24 km²
Residents:	13,040 (Jun. 30, 2019)
Population density :	38 inhabitants / km²
Community number  ( GUS ):	2817062
administration
Wójt :	Sławomir Wojciechowski
Address:	ul.Henryka Sienkiewicza 1 12-100 Szczytno
Website :	www.ug.szczytno.pl

The Gmina Szczytno is a rural community in the powiat Szczycieński in the Polish Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship . The seat of the administration is the district town of Szczytno ( German  Ortelsburg ), which as an independent municipality does not belong to the rural municipality.

geography

Geographical location

The rural community is located in the Masurian Lake District , on the southeastern edge of the Allenstein Lake District, 147 meters above sea level in the former East Prussia .

The Kanał Marksobski and numerous lakes are located in the municipality :

Jezioro Bobrek , Jezioro Fręckie , Jezioro Lemańskie ( Big Silvensee ), Jezioro Marksoby (Marxöwer Lake , 1938-1945 Mark Hoefer Lake) , Młyński Staw ( (Johannisthaler) mill pond ), Młyński Staw ( mill pond at Forest Pusch), Jezioro Romanek (Rohmaner Lake , Rohmaneksee ), Jezioro Sasek Wielki (Great Scholars Bensee) , Jezioro Sawica (Sawitzsee , 1938-1945 Heidsee) , Jezioro Sędańskie (Seedanziger lake) , Jezioro Starokiejkuckie (Alt Keykuther lake) , Jezioro Szczycionek (Sczyczonnek lake , 1938-1945 Waldsee) , Jezioro Wałpusz (Waldpuschsee) and the Jezioro Zieloneckie (Zielonker- , from 1912 Seelonker See , 1938 to 1945 Ulrichsee ).

The Wałpusza River (Waldpusch) flows through the municipality in a north-south direction.

While the Damerauberge rises up to 200 meters in the north , the rest of the landscape is rather flat and characterized by forests.

Extension / community area

The area of ​​the rural community Szczytno (click to enlarge)

The Gmina Szczytno, which covers the entire area of ​​the city of Szczytno , has an area of ​​346.2 km².

It makes up 17.96% of the total area of ​​the Szczycieński Powiat and consists of 48% forest and 36% agricultural area.

Community structure

The residents of Gmina Szczytno are resident in 32 localities with the Schulzenamt and 23 other localities:

Polish name	German name (until 1945)		Polish name	German name (until 1945)		Polish name	German name (until 1945)
* Czarkowy Grąd	Throwing Ground		* Marksewo	Marxöwen 1938–1945 Markshöfen		Sawica	Sawitzmühle 1938–1945 Heidmühle
Dąbrowa Nadjezierna	Hinterdamerau		Młyńsko			* Sędańsk	Sea twenty
* Dębówko	Eichthal		* Niedźwiedzie	Bear break		* Siódmak	Schodmack 1938–1945 Wiesendorf
* Gawrzyjałki	Gawrzialken 1928–1945 Wilhelmsthal		Nowe Dłutówko	Dlotowken		* Stare Kiejkuty	Alt Keykuth
Janowo	Johannisthal		* Nowe Gizewo	(New) Gisöwen		* Szczycionek	Sczyczonnek 1938–1945 Forest Lake
* Jęcznik	Davidshof		* Nowiny	New Schiemans		* Szymany	Great shiemans
Kamionek	Steinberg		Ochódno	Achodden 1938–1945 Neuvölklingen		Trelkówko	Klein Schondamerau
Kaspry	Kaspersguth		* Olszyny	Olschienen 1938–1945 Ebendorf		* Trelkowo	Groß Schondamerau
Kobyłocha	Cobbel neck		Piece	Ulonskofen 1938–1945 Schobendorf		Ulążki	Ulonsk 1938–1945 small rotary fracture
* Body	Corpelles 1928–1945 Corpels		* Piecuchy	Wessolygrund 1933–1945 Freudengrund		Wałpusz	Waldpusch
Łęg Leśny	Mittenwald		* Płozy	Plohsen		* Wały	Ripples
* Lemany	Lehmanen		* Prusowy Borek	Prussowborrek 1932–1945 Preußenwalde		* Wawrochy	Wawritten 1938–1945 Deutschheide
* Leśny Dwór	Green Mountains		Pużary	Wilhelmsthal		Wikno	Wickno 1938–1945 Wickenau
Lipnik	Lipnik 1938–1945 Jägerforst		* Romany	Rohmanen		Wólka Szczycieńska	Lentzien
* Lipowa Góra Wschodnia	Lindenberg East		* Rudka	Hamerudau		Wyżega	Wyseggo 1928–1945 Klein Wilhelmsthal
* Lipowa Góra Zachodnia	Lindenberg West		Ruski Bór	Reusswalde		* Zielonka	Zielonken 1912–1938 Seelonken 1938–1945 Ulrichssee
* Lipowiec	Lipowitz 1933-1945 Lindenort		Sasek	Schobensee		Żytkowizna
Lipowiec Mały	Klein Lipowitz 1933–1945 Klein Lindenort		* Sasek Mały	Paterschobensee
* Małdaniec	Maldanietz 1938–1945 Maldanen		* Sasek Wielki	Materschobensee

Neighboring communities

Neighboring municipalities of the rural municipality Szczytno are: Dźwierzuty (Mensguth) , Jedwabno (Gedwangen) , Pasym (Passenheim) , Rozogi (Friedrichshof) , Świętajno (Schwentainen) , Wielbark (Willenberg) and the city of Szczytno (Ortelsburg) . They all belong to the Powiat Szczycieński .

Residents

The last registered number of residents in Gmina Szczytno on June 30, 2019 was 13,040. Their age structure can be seen from the example of 2014:

traffic

Streets

Three state roads and one provincial road run through the municipality :

• The national road 53 , the voivodship Olsztyn (Allenstein) with Ostrołęka in the Masovian connects,

• the major road 57 (former German National Highway 128 ), the province Masuria permeates in north-south direction and Bartoszyce (Bartenstein) until after Maków Mazowiecki in the Masovian leads,

• the state road 58 , which connects Olsztynek (Hohenstein) with Szczuczyn , also located in Mazovia, and

• the Provincial Road 600 between the district towns of Mrągowo (Sensburg) and Szczytno (Ortelsburg) .

The other places of Gmina Szczytno are well connected by secondary roads and country roads.

rail

The Olsztyn – Ełk ( German  Allenstein – Lyck ) railway runs through the municipality in a west-east direction through the Warmia-Masurian Voivodeship. The municipality is connected to the route with the Olszyny train station (Olschienen , 1938 to 1945 Ebendorf) .

Another railway line is the Ostrołęka – Szczytno line , which is currently only used between Chorzele and Szczytno. The railway stations Siódmak (Schodmack , Wiesendorf 1938 to 1945 ) and Szymany (Groß Schiemanen) are located on it . From the latter there is a connection to Olsztyn-Mazury Airport .

Until 1992/2002 the railway line Czerwonka – Szczytno ran through the municipality, which was connected with the stations Ochódno (Achodden , Neuvölklingen from 1938 to 1945 ) and Stare Kiejkuty (Alt Keykuth) . The line is no longer used and has already been partially dismantled.

air

Terminal of the Olsztyn-Mazury Airport

The Olsztyn-Mazury Airport on January 21, 2016 in Szymany (Groß Schiemanen) is located in the area of ​​Gmina Szczytno . His station Szymany Lotnisko is from the voivodship Olsztyn (Olsztyn) on the railway line Olsztyn-Ełk accessible by direct connection via Szczytno in about an hour. A direct track to the airport branches off from the Ostrołęka – Szczytno railway line at Szymany.

Web links

Commons : Gmina Szczytno  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Website of the Gmina

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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 . 
2. ↑ The * denotes a Schulzenamt according to Urząd Gminy Szczytno: Sołectwa
3. ↑ Kobiety = women, Mężczyźni = men