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Wyłudy, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 54°7′N 21°54′E / 54.117°N 21.900°E / 54.117; 21.900
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Wyłudy
Village
Wyłudy is located in Poland
Wyłudy
Wyłudy
Coordinates: 54°7′N 21°54′E / 54.117°N 21.900°E / 54.117; 21.900
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyWęgorzewo
GminaPozezdrze
Founded1544
Founded byAndrzej Wyłudzki and Marcin Wyłudzki
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNWE

Wyłudy [vɨˈwudɨ] (German: Willudden, from 1938-45 Andreastal) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pozezdrze, within Węgorzewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 km (2 mi) south-east of Pozezdrze, 15 km (9 mi) south-east of Węgorzewo, and 99 km (62 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Wyłudy was founded in 1544 by brother Andrzej and Marcin Wyłudzki, who bought land to establish the village.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ^ Kętrzyński, Wojciech (1882). O ludności polskiej w Prusiech niegdyś krzyżackich (in Polish). Lwów: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. p. 531.