Kolniszki

Kolniszki
Village
Kolniszki is located in Poland
Kolniszki
Kolniszki
Location within Poland
Coordinates: 54°16′N 22°23′E / 54.267°N 22.383°E / 54.267; 22.383
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyGołdap
GminaGołdap
Founded1564
FounderJan Bender
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNGO

Kolniszki [kɔlˈniʂki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gołdap, within Gołdap County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.

Kolniszki was founded in 1564 by Jan Bender from Skocze, who bought land to establish the village.

Notable residents

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. ↑ Kętrzyński, Wojciech (1882). O ludności polskiej w Prusiech niegdyś krzyżackich (in Polish). Lwów: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. p. 536.
  3. ↑ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. IV. Warsaw. 1883. p. 265.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)