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Barany
Village
Barany
Coordinates: 54°5′31″N 22°20′29″E / 54.09194°N 22.34139°E / 54.09194; 22.34139
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Olecko
Gmina	Świętajno
Founded	1562
Population	60
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	NOE

Barany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świętajno, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.

It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-west of Olecko and 126 km (78 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is part of the region of Masuria.

History

Barany was founded in 1562 by Stańko Baran and Błażej Krzywiński, who bought land to establish a village. It was named after one of its founders. As of 1600, the population of the village was solely Polish. In 1939, it had a population of 147.

References

"Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
^ Wakar, Andrzej (1974). "Z dziejów wsi". In Wakar, Andrzej (ed.). Olecko. Z dziejów miasta i powiatu (in Polish). Olsztyn: Pojezierze. pp. 161–162.

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Seat	Świętajno	Coat of arms
Other villages	Barany Borki Chełchy Cichy Dudki Dworackie Dybowo Gryzy Jelonek Jurki Jurkowo Kije Krzywe Kukówko Leśniki Mazury Niemsty Orzechówko Pietrasze Połom Rogojny Rogowszczyzna Smolnik Sulejki Świdrówko Wronki Zalesie	Coat of arms

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