Kętrzyn
Kętrzyn
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Kętrzyn ([ˈkɛntʂɨn] ⓘ, until 1946 Rastembork; German: Rastenburg [ˈʁastn̩bʊʁk] ⓘ) is a town in northeastern Poland with 27,478 inhabitants (2019). It is the capital of Kętrzyn County in the Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship.
The town is known for the surrounding
History
The original inhabitants of the region were the Balt tribe of the
After the
After the
In 1701 the town became part of the
In the late 19th century a Polish Lutheran parish still existed in Rastenburg,[8] despite the policy of Germanisation conducted by the Prussian authorities.[2] In the second half of the 19th century, a sugar factory, brewery and mill were built.
20th century
Rastenburg and the surrounding district was the scene of the
In 1945, the area suffered devastation from both the retreating Germans and advancing Soviets during the
After the war, the town was transferred to Poland under
After the war, the town's life was being rebuilt. In 1945, the Municipal Theater was established.[2] Thanks to voluntary contributions, books were purchased for newly organized public libraries.[2] A museum was created in the renovated castle.[2]
From 1975 to 1998, Kętrzyn was administratively located in the Olsztyn Voivodeship.
Climate
Although it officially qualifies as an oceanic, defined as Cfb for Köppen classification (−3 °C isotherm), its averages are much closer to a warm-summer humid continental climate, denoted as Dfb, being better defined like that. The climate of the city has a considerable thermal amplitude, but still with some not so pronounced influence of the sea.[12][13]
Climate data for Ketrzyn (Wilamowo Airport), elevation: 110 m or 360 ft, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1966–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 12.3 (54.1) |
15.3 (59.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
30.6 (87.1) |
33.3 (91.9) |
35.1 (95.2) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.5 (95.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
36.1 (97.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
1.4 (34.5) |
5.9 (42.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
5.6 (42.1) |
1.6 (34.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
13.0 (55.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.6 (23.7) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
3.1 (37.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
4.2 (39.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | −30.7 (−23.3) |
−28.7 (−19.7) |
−24.0 (−11.2) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
4.7 (40.5) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−21.4 (−6.5) |
−25.2 (−13.4) |
−30.7 (−23.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 32.6 (1.28) |
27.6 (1.09) |
35.3 (1.39) |
36.0 (1.42) |
58.4 (2.30) |
74.7 (2.94) |
80.9 (3.19) |
73.9 (2.91) |
55.6 (2.19) |
54.7 (2.15) |
44.4 (1.75) |
36.5 (1.44) |
610.6 (24.04) |
Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) | 9.5 (3.7) |
9.4 (3.7) |
6.1 (2.4) |
2.1 (0.8) |
0.3 (0.1) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.6 (0.2) |
2.9 (1.1) |
6.1 (2.4) |
9.5 (3.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 16.63 | 14.78 | 14.33 | 11.70 | 12.97 | 14.23 | 14.80 | 13.90 | 12.63 | 14.33 | 15.43 | 16.97 | 172.71 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0 cm) | 18.4 | 17.6 | 10.1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 13.9 | 66.4 |
Average relative humidity (%)
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89.3 | 86.8 | 79.9 | 71.1 | 72.4 | 76.1 | 77.5 | 76.7 | 81.7 | 86.2 | 91.2 | 91.1 | 81.6 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 44.8 | 64.1 | 124.6 | 192.3 | 251.4 | 247.3 | 254.1 | 234.3 | 160.6 | 105.3 | 42.2 | 33.6 | 1,754.4 |
Average ultraviolet index | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Source 1: Institute of Meteorology and Water Management[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Meteomodel.pl (records, relative humidity 1991–2020),[22][23][24] kiedy-jechac.pl (UV index)[13] |
Sports
The local football team is Granica Kętrzyn . It competes in the lower leagues.
People
- Johann Dietrich von Hülsen (1693–1767), Prussian general
- Karl Bogislaus Reichert (1811–1883), German anatomist, embryologist and histologist.
- Wojciech Kętrzyński (1838–1918), Polish historian and activist
- Elisabet Boehm (1859–1943), German women's rights advocate
- Arno Holz (1863–1929), German poet and dramatist
- blackbodyradiation
- Emma Döll (1873–1930), German politician (SPD/USPD/KPD)
- Rüdiger von Heyking (1894–1956), German Luftwaffe general
- Hanns Scharff (1907–1992), German Luftwaffe interrogator internationally renowned for developing humane, effective interrogation techniques
- Waldemar Grzimek (1918–1984), German sculptor
- Siegfried Tiefensee (1922–2009), German composer
- Dietrich von Bausznern (1928–1980), German composer, cantor, organist and music teacher
- Marek Ziółkowski (born 1955), Polish diplomat
- Krzysztof Kononowicz (born 1963), former candidate for the office of mayor of Białystok and internet celebrity
- Piotr Lech (born 1968), Polish footballer
- Krzysztof Raczkowski (1970–2005), musician and drummer of the Polish death metal band Vader
- Piotr Trafarski (born 1983), Polish footballer
Gallery
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Kętrzyn Castle
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Town Hall
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Saint Catherine of Alexandria church
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Kętrzyn Lake
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Saint John church
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Kętrzyn County seat
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Train station
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Tax office
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Old townhouses in the town center
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Old townhouses in the town center
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Former bank building
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Old house
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Kętrzyn is
References
- ^ "Kętrzyn (Warmińsko-mazurskie) » mapy, nieruchomości, GUS, noclegi, szkoły, regon, atrakcje, kody pocztowe, wypadki drogowe, bezrobocie, wynagrodzenie, zarobki, tabele, edukacja, demografia".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Historia miasta Kętrzyn | Dr Jerzy Sikorski". Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) dr Jerzy Sikorski, Historia miasta Kętrzyn - ^ Górski, Karol (1949). Związek Pruski i poddanie się Prus Polsce: zbiór tekstów źródłowych (in Polish). Poznań: Instytut Zachodni. p. XXXVII.
- ^ Górski, p. 54
- ^ Tomasz Darmochwał, Marek Jacek Rumiński, Warmia Mazury. Przewodnik, Agencja TD, Białystok, 1996, p. 123 (in Polish)
- ^ Górski, pp. 96–97, 214–215
- ^ Kasparek, Norbert (2014). "Żołnierze polscy w Prusach po upadku powstania listopadowego. Powroty do kraju i wyjazdy na emigrację". In Katafiasz, Tomasz (ed.). Na tułaczym szlaku... Powstańcy Listopadowi na Pomorzu (in Polish). Koszalin: Muzeum w Koszalinie, Archiwum Państwowe w Koszalinie. p. 177.
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IX, Warsaw, 1888, p. 531 (in Polish)
- ^ "Zwangsarbeitslager für Juden Rastenburg". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Urząd Miasta Kętrzyn – Zainwestuj w Kętrzynie". Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- ISBN 9788301138578. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- ^ "Ketrzyn, Poland Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ a b "Klimacie Kętrzyn – Temperatura • Kiedy jechać • Pogoda". Kiedy-jechac.pl (in Polish). Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "Średnia dobowa temperatura powietrza". Normy klimatyczne 1991-2020 (in Polish). Institute of Meteorology and Water Management. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Średnia minimalna temperatura powietrza". Normy klimatyczne 1991-2020 (in Polish). Institute of Meteorology and Water Management. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Średnia maksymalna temperatura powietrza". Normy klimatyczne 1991-2020 (in Polish). Institute of Meteorology and Water Management. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Miesięczna suma opadu". Normy klimatyczne 1991-2020 (in Polish). Institute of Meteorology and Water Management. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Liczba dni z opadem >= 0,1 mm". Normy klimatyczne 1991-2020 (in Polish). Institute of Meteorology and Water Management. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Średnia grubość pokrywy śnieżnej". Normy klimatyczne 1991-2020 (in Polish). Institute of Meteorology and Water Management. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Liczba dni z pokrywą śnieżna > 0 cm". Normy klimatyczne 1991-2020 (in Polish). Institute of Meteorology and Water Management. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Średnia suma usłonecznienia (h)". Normy klimatyczne 1991-2020 (in Polish). Institute of Meteorology and Water Management. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Kętrzyn Absolutna temperatura maksymalna" (in Polish). Meteomodel.pl. April 6, 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Kętrzyn Absolutna temperatura minimalna" (in Polish). Meteomodel.pl. April 6, 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Kętrzyn Średnia wilgotność" (in Polish). Meteomodel.pl. April 6, 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2022.