Butryny
Village
Saint James' church
Saint James' church
Butryny is located in Poland
Butryny
Butryny
Coordinates: 53°36′21″N 20°34′58″E / 53.60583°N 20.58278°E / 53.60583; 20.58278
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyOlsztyn
GminaPurda
Elevation
153 m (502 ft)
Population
580
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
10-687
Area code+48 89
Vehicle registrationNOL

Butryny [buˈtrɨnɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Purda, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Purda and 21 km (13 mi) south of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located within the historic region of Warmia

The historic sights of Butryny include the Saint James' church, dating back to the 17th century,[2] typical Warmian old wayside shrines and a Catholic cemetery.

The village was founded in 1412.[2] Polish poet and bishop Ignacy Krasicki visited Butryny in 1767 and 1779.[3]

Notable people

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. 1 2 "Butryny: Kościół św. Jakuba Starszego". Natura Warmii i Mazur (in Polish). Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  3. Stanisław Achremczyk, Nowe spojrzenie na Ignacego Krasickiego, "Komunikaty Mazursko-Warmińskie" nr 1, 2003, pp. 15, 17 (in Polish)


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