Stawiguda

Stawiguda
Village
Stawiguda
Coordinates: 53°39′31″N 20°23′59″E / 53.65861°N 20.39972°E / 53.65861; 20.39972
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Olsztyn County
Gmina Stawiguda
Population 1,464
Website http://www.stawiguda.com.pl

Stawiguda [staviˈɡuda] (German: Stabigotten) is a village in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stawiguda.[1] It lies approximately 16 km (10 mi) south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

While traditionally Prussian, with the Second Peace of Thorn in 1466 the area became part of the Kingdom of Poland until 1772; 1772-1945 Kingdom of Prussia and Germany (East Prussia).

The village has a population of 1,464.

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Coordinates: 53°39′31″N 20°23′59″E / 53.65861°N 20.39972°E / 53.65861; 20.39972

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