Kozin, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Kozin [ˈkɔʑin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Giżycko and 83 km (52 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located on the northwestern shore of Jagodne Lake in the region of Masuria.

Kozin
Village
Kozin is located in Poland
Kozin
Kozin
Coordinates: 53°56′48″N 21°43′12″E / 53.94667°N 21.72000°E / 53.94667; 21.72000
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyGiżycko
GminaGiżycko
Founded1550s
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNGI
Voivodeship roads

History

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The origins of the village date back to circa 1555, when Trojan Kałka and Maciej Danowski bought land to establish a village.[2] For centuries, it remained an ethnically Polish village, and as of 1625, it had an exclusively Polish population.[2] The village historically had two equivalent Polish names, Kozin and Kozinowa.[2] Under Germany, in 1926, the village was renamed Rodenau to erase traces of Polish origin. Following World War II, in 1945, it became again part of Poland, and its historic Polish name Kozin was restored.

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ a b c Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV (in Polish). Warsaw. 1883. p. 555.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)