Probark [ˈprɔbark] (German: Proberg)[1][2] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mrągowo, within Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[3] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Mrągowo and 58 km (36 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Probark | |
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Village | |
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  Probark | |
| Coordinates: 53°50′N 21°22′E / 53.833°N 21.367°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Mrągowo |
| Gmina | Mrągowo |
| Population | 20 |
The village had a population of 20 in 2006.
History edit
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). From 1825 it was also known as Alt Proberg after the separation from it of Nowy Probark (German: Neu Proberg).[4]
References edit
- ^ Poland: Official Standard Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Vol. 2. Washington, DC: United States. Department of the Interior. 1955. p. 46.
- ^ Przybytek, Rozalia (1993). Ortsnamen baltischer Herkunft im südlichen Teil Ostpreussens / Nazwy miejscowe pochodezenia bałtyckiego w południowej cześci Prus Wschodnich. Hydronymia Europaea 1 (in German). Stuttgart: Franz Steiner. p. 230. ISBN 9783515064491.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Gause, Fritz (1935). Neue Ortsnamen in Ostpreußen seit 1800 (in German). Königsberg: Gräfe & Unzer. p. 25. OCLC 166049680.
Alt Proberg, 1825 entstandener Abb. zu Proberg, Kr. Sensburg, zwischen 1900 und 1907 eingegangen
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