Trękus is a
village 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.
It lies approximately 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. It is located within the historic region of
Warmia.
Before 1772 the area was part of
Kingdom of Poland, from 1772 of
Prussia, after 1871 of Germany (
East Prussia
East Prussia ; german: Ostpreißen, label=Low Prussian; pl, Prusy Wschodnie; lt, Rytų Prūsija was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1773 to 1829 and again from 1878 (with the Kingdom itself being part of the German Empire from 187 ...
), and after 1945 of Poland.
Three historic wayside shrines, typical for Warmia, are located within the village.
References
Villages in Olsztyn County
Warmia
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