Muszaki

Muszaki
Village
Water tower
Muszaki
Coordinates: 53°22′N 20°36′E / 53.367°N 20.600°E / 53.367; 20.600
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyNidzica
GminaJanowo
Population
 • Total
520
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
13-113[1]
Vehicle registrationNNI
Voivodeship roads

Muszaki [muˈʂaki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janowo, within Nidzica County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It is located in Masuria.[3]

History

As of 1600, the population of the village was solely Polish.[3] As of 1877, the village had a population of 468, Polish by ethnicity, mostly living off potato cultivation and sheep farming.[3]

During World War II, in 1943, Polish partisans of the Home Army disarmed a German gendarmerie post in the village.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych" (PDF). Poczta Polska (in Polish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  2. ^ "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).
  3. ^ a b c Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. VI. Warsaw. 1885. p. 816.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Brenda, Waldemar (2007). "Pogranicze Prus Wschodnich i Polski w działaniach polskiej konspiracji w latach II wojny światowej". Komunikaty Mazursko-Warmińskie (in Polish) (4): 516.