Wydminy
Village in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
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Wydminy [vɨdˈminɨ] is a village in Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[2] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wydminy. It is situated on the southern shore of Wydmińskie Lake in Masuria.
Wydminy | |
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Village | |
Christ the Redeemer church in Wydminy | |
  Wydminy | |
| Coordinates: 53°59′N 22°2′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Giżycko |
| Gmina | Wydminy |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 11-510[1] |
| Vehicle registration | NGI |
| Voivodeship roads |  |
| Website | http://www.wydminy.net |
History
As of 1600, the population of the village was exclusively Polish.[3][4] 227 people died during the Great Northern War plague outbreak in 1710.[5] The settlement hosted six annual fairs in the late 19th century.[3]
On 14 February 1946, Wydminy was captured by the anti-communist partisans of the National Military Union.[6] A memorial to the "Cursed soldiers" was unveiled in 2014.[6]
Transport
There is a train station in Wydminy, and the Voivodeship road 655 passes through the village.
