Barciany (Polish: [barˈt͡ɕanɨ]; German: Barten) is a village in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Barciany.[1] It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Kętrzyn and 74 km (46 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Barciany
Village
Barciany Castle, a castle of the Teutonic Knights
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 54°13′N 21°21′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Kętrzyn
Gmina	Barciany
Elevation	68 m (223 ft)
Population	1,100
Website	http://www.barciany.pl

Its name originates from the name of an Old Prussian tribe, the Bartians. An Ordensburg was erected in 1325, but stone was not used until 1377.

The village has a population of 1,100.

Notable people

• Hermann Gemmel (1813 in Barten – 1868 in Königsberg) was a German architect, painter, and art teacher at the Kunstakademie Königsberg.

References

• Krahe, Friedrich-Wilhelm (2000). Burgen des deutschen Mittelalters. Grundriss-Lexikon (in German). Flechsig. p. 693. ISBN 3-88189-360-1.

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