Perły
Village
Perły is located in Poland
Perły
Perły
Coordinates: 54°17′53″N 21°39′52″E / 54.29806°N 21.66444°E / 54.29806; 21.66444
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyWęgorzewo
GminaWęgorzewo
Founded1558
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNWE

Perły ([ˈpɛrwɨ], Polish for 'pearls'; German: Perlswalde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgorzewo, within Węgorzewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It is located in the region of Masuria, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.

History

The village was founded in 1558.[2] In the late 19th century, the village had a population of 410, Polish by ethnicity, living off farming and horse and cattle breeding.[2]

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. 1 2 Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VIII (in Polish). Warsaw. 1887. p. 12.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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