Mątowy Wielkie [mɔnˈtɔvɨ ˈvjɛlkʲɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miłoradz, within Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Miłoradz, 13 km (8 mi) west of Malbork, and 43 km (27 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk. The village of 353.

Mątowy Wielkie
Village
Mątowy Wielkie is located in Poland
Mątowy Wielkie
Mątowy Wielkie
Coordinates: 54°0′38″N 18°51′12″E / 54.01056°N 18.85333°E / 54.01056; 18.85333
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyMalbork
GminaMiłoradz
Population
353

The town was, in 1347, the birthplace of Saint Dorothea of Montau. Thus, a 14th-century Gothic church is located in the village which is located close to the Malbork Castle (Ordensburg Marienburg), the then the capital of the Teutonic Order's monastic state. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

References

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

Further reading

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  • Stargardt, Ute (ed.), 1997. "The life of Dorothea von Montau, a fourteenth-century recluse" (original text by Johannes of Marienwerder, d. 1417). Lewiston: E. Mellen Press. ISBN 0-7734-8568-6