Myślice

Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
53°55′2″N 19°30′16″E / 53.91722°N 19.50444°E / 53.91722; 19.50444Country PolandVoivodeshipPomeranianCountySztumGminaStary DzierzgońPopulation
490

Myślice [mɨˈɕlit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stary Dzierzgoń, within Sztum County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Stary Dzierzgoń, 31 km (19 mi) east of Sztum, and 76 km (47 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

Notable residents

  • Siegfried Thomaschki (1894–1967), Generalleutnant in the German Army during World War II.

Miswalde church

Church of the Assumption

Miswalde church[2] dates from the second Quarter of the 14th Century and was extended in the second half of the same century. The church comprises a brick building with no chorus on a field stone base. The east gable dates from 1872 and the vestry is 19th Century. The tower is thought to date from the 15th Century and is gabled on 4 sides with an eight-sided tent roof now covered with copper plates. The church interior is largely ornamented in painted wood. Other features include: Altar from 1706, carved by David Bröse from Elblag; Pulpit from the early 18th Century; and Baptismal font made of brass, 17th Century.

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ "Myslice - Miswalde - Ostpreussen".


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