Krokowo, Nidzica County Explained

Krokowo
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Warmian-Masurian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Nidzica
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Kozłowo
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:53.25°N 43°W
Population Total:140
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:NNI

Krokowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kozłowo, within Nidzica County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It is located in Masuria. It lies approximately 9km (06miles) south-east of Kozłowo, 130NaN0 south of Nidzica, and 600NaN0 south of the regional capital Olsztyn.

History

The village was first mentioned either in 1371[2] or 1391.[3] As of 1542, the population of the village was exclusively Polish.[2] [3]

During World War II, in March 1944, Polish partisans from the Home Army killed two German soldiers in the village.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . pl.
  2. Book: Kętrzyński, Wojciech. Wojciech Kętrzyński. 1882. O ludności polskiej w Prusiech niegdyś krzyżackich. pl. Lwów. Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. 317.
  3. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV. 1883. pl. Warszawa. 682.
  4. Brenda. Waldemar. 2007. Pogranicze Prus Wschodnich i Polski w działaniach polskiej konspiracji w latach II wojny światowej. Komunikaty Mazursko-Warmińskie. 4. pl. 516.