Wydminy | |
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Village | |
 Christ the Redeemer church in Wydminy | |
  Wydminy | |
| Coordinates: 53°59′N 22°2′E / 53.983°N 22.033°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Giżycko |
| Gmina | Wydminy |
| Population | 2,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | NGI |
| Voivodeship roads |  |
| Website | http://www.wydminy.net |
Wydminy [vɨdˈminɨ] is a village in Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wydminy.[1] It lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Giżycko and 104 km (65 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is situated on the southern shore of Wydmińskie Lake in Masuria.
As of 1600, the population of the village was exclusively Polish.[2]
Wydminy is a member of Cittaslow.
Transport
There is a train station in Wydminy, and the Voivodeship road 655 passes through the village.
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References
- ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ↑ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XIV (in Polish). Warsaw. 1895. p. 77.
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