Bezławki

Bezławki
Village
Church (former castle)
Bezławki
Coordinates: 54°0′52″N 21°16′35″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Kętrzyn
Gmina	Reszel
Population  (2021)[1]	111

Bezławki ([bɛˈzwafki]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Reszel, 11 km (7 mi) south-west of Kętrzyn, and 58 km (36 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

A watermill probably existed in the village already in 1356. The Germans built a small Ordensburg or castle at the site in the 14th century, as a defense against Lithuanian raids. The castle, located on a hill and easily accessible only from the north, was in 1583 converted into an Evangelical church. A church tower was built in 1726–28. The interior of the church was completely refurnished in 1884.[3]

References

1. "Wieś Bezławki (warmińsko-mazurskie) » mapy, GUS, nieruchomości, regon, kod pocztowy, atrakcje, edukacja, kierunkowy, demografia, zabytki, tabele, statystyki, linie kolejowe, liczba ludności, drogi publiczne". Polska w liczbach (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-11-17.
2. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
3. Weise, Erich, ed. (1981) [1966]. Handbuch der historischen Stätten. Ost- und Westpreussen (in German). Stuttgart: Kröner. pp. 14–15. ISBN 3-520-31701-X.

Bibliography

• Krahe, Friedrich-Wilhelm (2000). Burgen des deutschen Mittelalters. Grundriss-Lexikon (in German). Flechsig. p. 693. ISBN 3-88189-360-1.
• VLKK (2002). "Atvirkštinis lietuvių kalboje vartojamų tradicinių Lenkijos vietovardžių formų sąrašas" (PDF). VLKK (in Lithuanian).