Bisztynek | |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Warmian-Masurian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bartoszyce |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Bisztynek |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 14th century |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Marek Dominiak |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.16 |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2021 |
Population Total: | 2282 |
Population Density Km2: | 1056 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] [4] |
Coordinates: | 54.0667°N 74°W |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 11-230 |
Area Code: | +48 89 |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | NBA |
Blank Name Sec2: | National roads |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Voivodeship roads |
Website: | http://bisztynek.pl/ |
Bisztynek (German: Bischofstein) is a town in Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,282 inhabitants as of December 2021.[3] It is located in the historical region of Warmia.
The town was part of Poland until the First Partition of Poland in 1772, when it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia, and from 1871 to 1945 it was also part of Germany. As a result of the Treaty of Versailles, the 1920 East Prussian plebiscite, which was completely boycotted by ethnic Poles, was organized on 11 July 1920 under the control of the League of Nations, which resulted in 2,581 votes to remain in Germany and none for Poland.[5]
After Germany's defeat in World War II in 1945, the town was part of the region that became part of Poland under the terms of the Potsdam Agreement.
The local football team is Reduta Bisztynek, which competes in the lower leagues.[6]