Działdowo

Działdowo pronounced [d͡ʑau̯ˈdɔvɔ] (German: Soldau) is a town in north-central Poland with 24,830 inhabitants (2006), the capital of Działdowo County. Situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (since 1999), Działdowo belonged previously to Ciechanów Voivodeship (1975–1998). The town is a major railroad junction connecting the capital city of Warsaw with Gdańsk and Olsztyn to the north.

History

The first settlement in the vicinity, known as Sasinowie in Polish and Sassen in German, was established by the Old Prussians, an indigenous Baltic tribe. The Teutonic Knights conquered the region and built a castle, a wing of which still remains. The new settlement near the castle founded by Mikołaj z Karbowa and named Soldov was granted town privileges on 14 August 1344 by the Grand Master Ludolf König. The name Dzialdoff was first written on a 1409 map during the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War.

Prussia

Within the Duchy of Prussia the settlement converted to Lutheranism during the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century, according to the choice of its Prince. The following communes belonged to the Protestant parish of Soldau: Amalienhof, Borowo, Bursch, Cämmersdorf, Gajowken, Hohendorf, Kyschienen, Königshagen, Kurkau, Niederhof, Pierlawken, Pruschinowo, and Rudolfsfelde.

Olsztyn

Olsztyn ([ˈɔlʂtɨn] [OL-sh-tin]; German: Allenstein ( listen); Old Polish: Holstin; Old Prussian: Alnāsteini or Alnestabs; Lithuanian: Olštynas) is a city on the Łyna River in northeastern Poland. Olsztyn is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with powiat rights.

History

Teutonic Order 1353-1466
Kingdom of Poland 1466-1569
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569-1772
Kingdom of Prussia 1772-1871
German Empire 1871-1918
Weimar Germany 1918-1933
Nazi Germany 1933-1945
People's Republic of Poland 1945-1989
 Republic of Poland 1989-present

In 1346, the forest was cleared at a location on the Alle River (now Łyna River) for a new settlement in Prussian Warmia (former German designation: Ermland). The following year, Teutonic Knights began the construction of an Ordensburg castle as a stronghold against the Old Prussians, and the settlement of Allenstein was first mentioned the following year.

The German name Allenstein meant a castle on the Alle River – which became known in Polish transliteration as Olsztyn. Allenstein received municipal rights in October 1353, and the castle was completed in 1397. The town was captured by the Kingdom of Poland during the Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War in 1410, and again in 1414 during the Hunger War, but it was returned to the monastic state of the Teutonic Knights after hostilities ended.

Olsztyn (parliamentary constituency)

Olsztyn is a Polish parliamentary constituency in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It elects ten members of the Sejm and two members of the Senate.

The district has the number '35' for elections to the Sejm and '34' for elections to the Senate and is named after the city of Olsztyn. It includes the counties of Ełk, Giżycko, Gołdap, Kętrzyn, Mrągowo, Nidzica, Olecko, Olsztyn, Pisz, Szczytno, and Węgorzewo and the city county of Olsztyn.

List of members

Senate

Sejm

Footnotes

Olsztyn (disambiguation)

Olsztyn (formerly Allenstein) is a city in north-eastern Poland.

Olsztyn may also refer to: