Słobity (german: Schlobitten) is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

in the administrative district of Gmina Wilczęta, within

Braniewo County __NOTOC__ Braniewo County ( pl, powiat braniewski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result ...

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship or Warmia-Masuria Province or Warmia-Mazury Province (in pl, Województwo warmińsko-mazurskie, is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn. The voivodeship has an ar ...

, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of

Wilczęta Wilczęta (german: Deutschendorf) is a village in Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wilczęta. It lies approximately south of Braniewo and nort ...

, south of

Braniewo Braniewo () (german: Braunsberg in Ostpreußen, la, Brunsberga, Old Prussian: ''Brus'', lt, Prūsa), is a town in northern Poland, in Warmia, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, with a population of 16,907 as of June 2021. It is the capital ...

, and north-west 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. ...

. The village has been the property of the since 1527.history of Schlobitten
The village has a population of 549.

Notable residents

Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1661–1728) Alexander Burggraf und Graf zu Dohna-Schlobitten (25 January 1661 – 25 February 1728) was a Prussian field marshal and diplomat. Alexander zu Dohna was born at the Palace of Coppet in Coppet near Geneva to Frederick, Burgrave of Dohna (16 ...

, field marshal * Friedrich Alexander Burggraf und Graf zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1741–1810) *

Friedrich Ferdinand Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten Friedrich Ferdinand Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten (29 March 1771 – 31 March 1831) was a Prussian politician. Biography Dohna-Schlobitten was born at Finckenstein (today Kamieniec, Poland) to Friedrich Alexander Burggraf und Graf zu Dohna-Schl ...

(1771–1831), Prussian politician * Karl Friedrich Emil zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1784–1859), field marshal * Richard zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1843–1916), counsellor of

Kaiser Wilhelm II , house = Hohenzollern , father = Frederick III, German Emperor , mother = Victoria, Princess Royal , religion = Lutheranism (Prussian United) , signature = Wilhelm II, German Emperor Signature-.svg Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor ...

* Heinrich Graf zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1882–1944), General and Resistance fighter *

Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1899–1997) Wilhelm Hermann Alexander Fürst zu Dohna-Schlobitten (Alexander, Prince zu Dohna-Schlobitten) (11 December 1899 – 29 October 1997) was a German ''Junker'', soldier, businessman and author. Youth Dohna was born in Potsdam, the son of Richard ...

, Officer and businessman

References

External links

* http://slobity.com.pl Villages in Braniewo County {{Braniewo-geo-stub