Gietrzwałd

Gietrzwałd () () is a village in northeastern Poland located in Warmia, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, near Olsztyn. Gietrzwałd is the capital of Gmina Gietrzwałd. Gietrzwałd is a popular Roman Catholic pilgrimage destination due to historical reports of Marian apparitions in the area.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Gietrzwałd
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Poland. Gietrzwałd 001.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: A view of the village
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Olsztyn
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Gietrzwałd

Article · Italiano

Gietrzwałd (Dietrichswalde fino al 1945) è un comune rurale polacco del distretto di Olsztyn, nel voivodato della Varmia-Masuria.Ricopre una superficie di 174,13 km² e nel 2004 contava 5.254 abitanti. Nel 1877 vi si sarebbero verificate delle apparizioni mariane, riconosciute nel 1977 dalla Chiesa cattolica da parte dell'allora cardinale Karol Józef Wojtyła.

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