Bałdy is a
village in the administrative district of
Gmina Purda
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Gmina Purda is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Purda, which lies approximately south-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
The gmi ...
, within
Olsztyn County,
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern
Poland.
It lies approximately south-west of
Purda
Pardah or purdah (from Hindi-Urdu , , meaning "curtain") is a religious and social practice of female seclusion prevalent among some Muslim and Hindu communities. It takes two forms: physical segregation of the sexes and the requirement that wom ...
and south of the regional capital
Olsztyn.
Before 1772 the area was part of
Kingdom of Poland, in 1772–1871 of
Prussia, in 1871–1945 of Germany, and again of Poland since 1945.
In the
early modern period, until the
Partitions of Poland
The Partitions of Poland were three partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that took place toward the end of the 18th century and ended the existence of the state, resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland and Lithuania for 12 ...
, ceremonies of welcoming newly appointed bishops of Warmia took place in Bałdy. Referring to this tradition, there is the Bishops' Alley (''Aleja Biskupów'') in the village with memorial stones dedicated to all historical
bishops of Warmia.
File:Aleja Bikupow 2013 s-cz 09.JPG, Jan Dantyszek
Johannes Dantiscus, (german: Johann(es) von Höfen-Flachsbinder; pl, Jan Dantyszek; 1 November 1485 – 27 October 1548) was prince-bishop of bishop of Warmia, Warmia and Bishop of Chełmno (Culm). In recognition of his diplomatic services for ...
File:Aleja Bikupow 2013 s-cz 11.JPG, Marcin Kromer
File:BAŁDY, AB. 013.JPG, Ignacy Krasicki
File:Aleja Bikupow 2013 s-cz 33.JPG, Józef Glemp
References
Villages in Olsztyn County
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