Barciany
Sign in to saveBarciany () 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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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.
==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.