Jarnołtowo (German: ''Groß-Arnsdorf'') is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in the administrative district of Gmina Małdyty, within

Ostróda County __NOTOC__ Ostróda County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed ...

, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It was established around 1308 and first mentioned in 1317 as Arnoldisdorff. In 1329–1335 the church was built. Between 1750 and 1754 Immanuel Kant, a philosopher, worked here as a tutor.

Notable residents

German philosopher

Immanuel Kant Immanuel Kant (born Emanuel Kant; 22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804) was a German Philosophy, philosopher and one of the central Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment thinkers. Born in Königsberg, Kant's comprehensive and systematic works ...

worked as a tutor in Groß-Arnsdorf between 1750 and 1754.

References

Villages in Ostróda County {{Ostróda-geo-stub