Pieszkowo

Pieszkowo [pjɛʂˈkɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Górowo Iławeckie, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.^[1] It lies approximately 6 km (4 mi) south of Górowo Iławeckie, 20 km (12 mi) west of Bartoszyce, and 48 km (30 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Pieszkowo
Village
Pieszkowo
Coordinates: 54°12′56″N 20°30′11″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Bartoszyce
Gmina	Górowo Iławeckie
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	NBA
Voivodeship road

History

The suffix -hagen of the historic village name is typical for settlements founded by Germans during Medieval Ostsiedlung.^[2] Historically, Polish-language services were held in the local church.^[3]

From 1945 to 1958 the village was administratively located in the Iławka County in the Masurian District and Olsztyn Voivodeship.^[4][5] From 1959 to 1961 it was administratively located in the Górowo County in the Olsztyn Voivodeship.^[6]

Notable people

• Klaas Reimer (1770–1837) the founder of the Kleine Gemeinde, a Mennonite denomination