Pajtuński Młyn is a
settlement
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*Human settlement, a community where people live
*Settlement (structural), the distortion or disruption of parts of a building
*Closing (real estate), the final step in executing a real estate transaction
*Settlement (fina ...
in the administrative district of
Gmina Purda
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Gmina Purda is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Purda, which lies approximately south-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
The gmi ...
, within
Olsztyn County,
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
.
It lies approximately north-west of
Purda
Pardah or purdah (from Hindi-Urdu , , meaning "curtain") is a religious and social practice of female seclusion prevalent among some Muslim and Hindu communities. It takes two forms: physical segregation of the sexes and the requirement that wom ...
and south-east of the regional capital
Olsztyn
Olsztyn ( , ; german: Allenstein ; Old Prussian: ''Alnāsteini''
* Latin: ''Allenstenium'', ''Holstin'') is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with county rights. ...
. It is located within the historic region of
Warmia.
Until the
interwar period
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it formed part of the nearby village of
Pajtuny, founded in 1374.
A historic water mill is located in Pajtuński Młyn.
[
Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, from 1772 of ]Prussia
Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an em ...
, after 1871 of Germany, and after 1945 of Poland.
References
Villages in Olsztyn County
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