Słobity
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Słobity | |
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Village | |
 Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Słobity | |
  Słobity | |
| Coordinates: 54°8′26″N 19°47′31″E / 54.14056°N 19.79194°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Braniewo |
| Gmina | Wilczęta |
| Population | |
• Total | 549 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 14-405[1] |
| Vehicle registration | NBR |
Słobity [swɔˈbitɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilczęta, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Wilczęta, 28 km (17 mi) south of Braniewo, and 62 km (39 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.
The village had been the property of the Dohna family since 1527.[3] The last German owner of the palace Alexander zu Dohna renovated the Słobity Palace in 1944. In March 1945 the palace was burned down and the furnishings stolen by soldiers of the Red Army.[4]
Notable residents
[edit]- Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1661–1728), field marshal
- Friedrich Ferdinand Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1771–1831), Prussian politician
- Karl Friedrich Emil zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1784–1859), field marshal
- Heinrich Graf zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1882–1944), General and resistance fighter
- Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1899–1997), officer and businessman
References
[edit]- ^ "Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych" (PDF). Poczta Polska (in Polish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ history of Schlobitten (in German)
- ^ [M. Jackiewicz-Garniec, M. Garniec: Pałace i dwory dawnych Prus Wschodnich. Dobra utracone czy ocalone. Olsztyn: Wspólnota Kulturowa BORUSSIA, 1999, s. 64–65.] in lang/pl
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