Piętki

Piętki
Village
Piętki
Coordinates: 53°53′N 22°40′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Ełk
Gmina	Kalinowo
Founded	1539
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	NEL
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Piętki [ˈpjɛntki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kalinowo, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north of Kalinowo, 22 km (14 mi) east of Ełk, and 143 km (89 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in the historic region of Masuria.

History

The origins of the village date back to 1539, when several Polish settlers, among whom were named Michał and Pietrasz Jan, were granted 15 włókas of land to establish a village.[2] It was an ethnically Polish village.[2] Under Germany, in 1926, the village was renamed Blumental to erase traces of Polish origin. Following World War II, in 1945, it became again part of Poland, and its historic Polish name[2] was restored.

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VIII (in Polish). Warsaw. 1887. p. 121.