Barany, Olecko County

For other places with the same name, see Barany.

Village in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland

Barany

Village

Barany

Coordinates: 54°5′31″N 22°20′29″E﻿ / ﻿54.09194°N 22.34139°E﻿ / 54.09194; 22.34139
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Warmian-Masurian
County| Olecko
Gmina| Świętajno
Founded| 1562
Population

| 60
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration| NOE

Barany [baˈranɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świętajno, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Olecko and 126 km (78 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is part of the region of Masuria.

## History

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Barany was founded in 1562 by Stańko Baran and Błażej Krzywiński, who bought land to establish a village.[2] It was named after one of its founders.[2] As of 1600, the population of the village was solely Polish.[2] In 1939, it had a population of 147.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
2. ^ a b c d Wakar, Andrzej (1974). "Z dziejów wsi". In Wakar, Andrzej (ed.). Olecko. Z dziejów miasta i powiatu (in Polish). Olsztyn: Pojezierze. pp. 161–162.

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Gmina Świętajno

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* Świętajno

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* Gryzy
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* Jurki
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* Kije
* Krzywe
* Kukówko
* Leśniki
* Mazury
* Niemsty
* Orzechówko
* Pietrasze
* Połom
* Rogojny
* Rogowszczyzna
* Smolnik
* Sulejki
* Świdrówko
* Wronki
* Zalesie

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