Biskupiec, Nowe Miasto County

For other places with the same name, see Biskupiec.

Biskupiec [bisˈkupjɛt͡s] is a village in Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Biskupiec.^[1]

Biskupiec
Village
Panorama view of Biskupiec
Biskupiec
Coordinates: 53°30′2″N 19°21′2″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Nowe Miasto
Gmina	Biskupiec
Population	1,927
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	NNM
Voivodeship roads

Biskupiec lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie and 80 km (50 mi) south-west of the provincial capital of Olsztyn and 100 km (62 mi) south-east of the regional metropole of Gdańsk.

Biskupiec was a town from 1331 to 1946, when it lost its town rights due to heavy devastation during World War II.^[2] Preserved heritage sights include the Saint John of Nepomuk and Our Lady of the Rosary church and the Gmina Office.

Notable people

• Czesław Michniewicz (born 1970), Polish football coach, grew up in Biskupiec

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Olsztyński Dziennik Wojewódzki, 1946, Nr 5, poz. 77