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Jeruty

Jeruty
Village
Jeruty is located in Poland
Jeruty
Jeruty
Location within Poland
Coordinates: 53°32′N 21°10′E / 53.533°N 21.167°E / 53.533; 21.167
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountySzczytno
GminaŚwiętajno
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNSZ

Jeruty [jɛˈrutɨ] (German: Groß Jerutten) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świętajno, within Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1]

History

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The local Polish secret resistance was active and smuggled weapons through Jeruty to the nearby Russian Partition of Poland during the January Uprising, and sheltered Polish insurgents fleeing the Russian Partition.[2]

Transport

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There is a train station in Jeruty, and the National road 53 passes nearby, north of the village.

References

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  1. "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. Groniewska, Barbara (1960). "Rola Prus Wschodnich w powstaniu styczniowym". Komunikaty Mazursko-Warmińskie (in Polish). No. 1. pp. 15–16.