Barczewko

Barczewko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barczewo, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is situated on the northern shore of Lake Wadąg in the historic region of Warmia.

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Settlement.name: Barczewko
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.total_type:  
Settlement.image_skyline: Barczewko sc 30.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Old wayside shrine with the Saint Lawrence church in the background
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Warmian-Masurian
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Olsztyn
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Barczewo
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +2

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Barczewko
Population: 648
Elevation: 127
Image: Barczewko sc 38.JPG

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Commons category: Barczewko
postal code: 11-011
male population: 333
female population: 315
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==History== Barczewko was established in the 1320s by vogt Friedrich von Liebenzelle. It had an associated castle, but its location has not been established. The settlement was established on a promontory to northeast of Lake Wadag. Bounded by ditches and earthen ramparts, the site of the medieval village was roughly oval and measured along its axes. Barczewko was a planned settlement, with organised streets, a central square, a church and cemetery, and a bathhouse. The main construction material used at Barczewko was timber, with little use of stone or brick. The village is mentioned in written sources for the first time on 26 December 1329.