Czukty

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Czukty
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Czukty
Coordinates: 54°7′N22°21′E / 54.117°N 22.350°E / 54.117; 22.350
Country Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Olecko
Gmina Kowale Oleckie
Founded1560
Founded byMikołaj Czukta
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration NOE

Czukty [ˈt͡ʂuktɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kowale Oleckie, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. [1] It lies approximately 7 km (4 mi) south-west of Kowale Oleckie, 14 km (9 mi) north-west of Olecko, and 127 km (79 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is part of the region of Masuria.

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History

Czukty was founded in 1560 by Mikołaj Czukta, who bought land to establish a village. [2] It was named after the founder. As of 1600, the population of the village was solely Polish. [2] In 1939, it had a population of 190. [2]

Notable residents

References

  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. 1 2 3 Wakar, Andrzej (1974). "Z dziejów wsi". In Wakar, Andrzej (ed.). Olecko. Z dziejów miasta i powiatu (in Polish). Olsztyn: Pojezierze. p. 165.
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