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Prosna is a
The village was first mentioned in 1376 by History of Prassen manor
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in the administrative district of Gmina Korsze
Gmina Korsze is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Korsze, which lies approximately north-west of Kętrzyn and north-east of the regiona ...
, within Kętrzyn County
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Kętrzyn County () 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 of the Polish local ...
, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Korsze
Korsze is a town in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, with 4,005 inhabitants (2022). It is a railroad junction, located along the major Olsztyn- Skandawa line and Ełk- Bartoszyce line.
Krzysztof Raczkowsk ...
, north-west of Kętrzyn
Kętrzyn (, until 1946 ''Rastembork''; ) is a town in northeastern Poland with 27,478 inhabitants (2019). It is the capital of Kętrzyn County in the Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship.
The town is known for the surrounding Masurian Lakeland and num ...
, and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn
Olsztyn ( , ) is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with powiat rights, city with county rights. The population of the city was estimated at 169,793 residents
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History
The village was first mentioned in 1376 by Winrich von Kniprode
Winrich von Kniprode was the 22nd Grand Master of the Teutonic Order. He was the longest serving Grand Master, holding the position for 31 years (1351–1382). His winning personality and his sense of tact and tone won the Order many friends wit ...
as property of the Leunenburg family. In 1454, King Casimir IV Jagiellon
Casimir IV (Casimir Andrew Jagiellon; ; Lithuanian: ; 30 November 1427 – 7 June 1492) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440 and King of Poland from 1447 until his death in 1492. He was one of the most active Polish-Lithuanian rulers; under ...
incorporated the region into the Kingdom of Poland
The Kingdom of Poland (; Latin: ''Regnum Poloniae'') was a monarchy in Central Europe during the Middle Ages, medieval period from 1025 until 1385.
Background
The West Slavs, West Slavic tribe of Polans (western), Polans who lived in what i ...
. After the subsequent Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466)
The Thirteen Years' War (; ), also called the War of the Cities, was a conflict fought in 1454–1466 between the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order.
After the Battle of Grunwald, enormous defeat suffered by the German Ord ...
, it was a part of Poland as a fief held by the Teutonic Order
The Teutonic Order is a religious order (Catholic), Catholic religious institution founded as a military order (religious society), military society in Acre, Israel, Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. The Order of Brothers of the German House of Sa ...
. In 1490 Barbara von Leunenburg married Botho von Eulenburg and the village from then on remained the property of the von Eulenburg family until 1945.
The palace was initially built in 1610–1620 and restructured by the Polish brethren Józef Naronowicz-Naroński in 1667–68. A last major reconstruction happened in the 1860s in Neogothic
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half of the 19th century ...
style; the tower was added in 1875. The palace was not destroyed throughout World War II
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but is ruined today.References
Populated riverside places in Poland Villages in Kętrzyn County {{Kętrzyn-geo-stub