Barwiki

Barwiki
Village
Barwiki is located in Poland
Barwiki
Barwiki
Location within Poland
Coordinates: 53°23′N 22°26′E / 53.383°N 22.433°E / 53.383; 22.433
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyGrajewo
GminaRadziłów

Barwiki [barˈviki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radziłów, within Grajewo County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.

History

The name of the town comes from the word "dye" or from a word denoting a plant species. According to researchers, this name is of Prussian origin and indicates early medieval Prussian settlement in this area.

References

  1. ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office]. Statistics Poland (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ↑ Cz. Brodzicki, The beginnings of the settlement of Wizna and the Wiska region against the background of historical events in this region of Poland (until 1529), Warsaw 1994, p. 18.