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Łodwigowo

Coordinates: 53°28′13″N 20°07′14″E / 53.47028°N 20.12056°E / 53.47028; 20.12056
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Łodwigowo
Village
Łodwigowo is located in Poland
Łodwigowo
Łodwigowo
Coordinates: 53°28′13″N 20°07′14″E / 53.47028°N 20.12056°E / 53.47028; 20.12056
Country Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
CountyOstróda
GminaGrunwald
Population
420
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNOS

Łodwigowo [wɔdviˈɡɔvɔ] (German: Ludwigsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grunwald, within Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) south-east of Ostróda and 42 km (26 mi) south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in the historic region of Masuria.

History

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The village surely existed in the 14th century.[2] It is close to the site of the Battle of Grunwald (1410), which is commemorated by a museum and memorial site. It was devastated during the Polish-Teutonic wars, and then refounded by Polish people.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom V (in Polish). Warsaw. 1884. p. 675.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)