Dybowo, Olecko County

Dybowo
Village
Dybowo
Coordinates: 54°5′N 22°18′E / 54.083°N 22.300°E / 54.083; 22.300
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyOlecko
GminaŚwiętajno
Founded1564
Founded byJan Dybowski
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNOE

Dybowo [dɨˈbɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świętajno, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It is part of the region of Masuria.

History

Dybowo was founded in 1564 by Jan Dybowski, 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 359.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ^ a b c Wakar, Andrzej (1974). "Z dziejów wsi". In Wakar, Andrzej (ed.). Olecko. Z dziejów miasta i powiatu (in Polish). Olsztyn: Pojezierze. p. 168.