Barciany

Barciany () is a village in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Barciany.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Barciany
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Barciany Zamek Krzyżacki 05.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Barciany Castle
Settlement.image_shield: POL Barciany COA.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kętrzyn
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Barciany
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.elevation_m: 68
Settlement.population_total: 1100
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST

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==History== thumb|left|Gothic architecture|Gothic Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary In the Middle Ages, it was the main stronghold of the Bartians tribe, and was named after them. It was invaded and annexed by the Teutonic Knights. The castle was erected in 1325, but stone was not used until 1377. In 1454, King Casimir IV Jagiellon incorporated the region to the Kingdom of Poland upon the request of the anti-Teutonic Prussian Confederation. After the subsequent Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466), it became a part of Poland as a fief held by the Teutonic Knights. It was granted town rights based on Chełmno law in 1628.

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