Bisztynek

Coat of arms

Bisztynek

Coordinates: PL 54°4′N 20°54′E / 54.067°N 20.900°E

Country

Poland

Area

• Total

2.16 km² (0.83 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

2,493

• Density

1,200/km² (3,000/sq mi)

Postal code

11-230

Website

http://bisztyneknews.prv.pl

Bisztynek [bʲiʂˈtɨnɛk] (German: Bischofstein) is a town in Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,555 inhabitants (2004).

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.

Coordinates: 54°05′09″N 20°54′23″E / 54.08583°N 20.90639°E / 54.08583; 20.90639

Gmina Bisztynek

Town and seat	Bisztynek

Villages	Biegonity Bisztynek-Kolonia Dąbrowa Grzęda Janowiec Kokoszewo Krzewina Księżno Łabławki Lądek Łędławki Mołdyty Niski Młyn Nisko Nowa Wieś Reszelska Paluzy Pleśnik Pleśno Prosity Sątopy Sułowo Swędrówka Troksy Troszkowo Unikowo Warmiany Winiec Wojkowo Wozławki

Authority control	VIAF: 245860486 GND: 4810878-9

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