Jedwabno (german: Jedwabno, 1938-45: Gedwangen) is a

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Szczytno County __NOTOC__ Szczytno County ( pl, powiat szczycieński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local go ...

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, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district of

Gmina Jedwabno __NOTOC__ Gmina Jedwabno is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Jedwabno, which lies approximately west of Szczytno and south-east of the region ...

. It lies approximately west of

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and south-east of the regional capital

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. It is located in the region of

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History

In 1436, in records of the commander of Ostróda, a first time mention of the settlement of ''Gedwangen'' in the Prussian territory of Sassen is noted. The name ''Gedwangen'' includes the Prussian language words "gedian" thicket and "wangus" (cleared oak forest). A church was built at that time and the inhabitants are recorded to have lived mainly from forest beekeeping. Later Protestant settlers from other parts of Poland to Masuria introduced the name Jedwabno. In the late 19th century, the village had a population of 700, solely

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Protestants. It hosted two annual

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s in the late 19th century.

Notable people

* Maria Gurowska (1915-1998), Polish judge

References

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