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DŹWIERZUTY COMMUNE
1 Niepodległości Street, 12 -120 Dźwierzuty
tel. (089) 621-12-32 ; Fax : (089) 621-12-33
e-mail: info@ug-dzwierzuty.pl
www.ug-dzwierzuty.pl
Location, geographical values
The Dzwierzuty commune is located in a region known as "Green lungs of Poland"in the north part of the Szczytno district. However, Dzwierzuty itself - the seat of the commune headquarters, is located not far away from a lake Sasek Wielki (the biggest one in the district). The overall surface of the commune reaches 26 335 ha, among which cultivated lands occupy 15 092 ha, forests 6653, but the total area of running waters and lakes extends to 1793 ha. The Dźwierzuty commune consists of 41 villages divided into 16 village units.
History
Before the Teutonic Knights' conquest the Dźwierzuty commune, as well as adjacent to it the communes making a part of the today's Szczytno district, was one of the components of Galindia, and subsequently a part of Szczytno public prosecutor's office designated for being allocated to chivalry in return for the merits for the Order. The donated knights were founding new renting villages on their own, as well as manor- houses, manorial farms and they also used to sell, exchange or even lose their estates. Thus the beginnings of the majority of the villages on the commune's area have their roots in the XIV - XVth century.
Dźwierzuty itself were created in 1374 as the seat of the von Wildenau's family. From the notes made it is known that as early as in 1383 there was a castle here and in 1399 a church. It is worth mentioning that the name Dźwierzuty itself was used by local Mazurian people and it is an old Prussian borrowing "Swersutten"adjusted next to Polish. In 1483, the first water mill was built and the very similar mill privileges were also in the possession of adjacent villages. It is just this tradition to which a contemporary Dźwierzuty's crest refers. In 1945 after war actings' finishing it has been observed a partial come back of former inhabitants both to Dźwierzuty and to other villages. It happens on a par with still raising intake of Polish people from Mazowsze as well as repatriates from the former Eastern Borderlands. It was just then when the Polish administration, education's structures were established. It is also the time of co-operative movement and plants' development. Beginning from January 1973 as a result of a new administration country's division Dźwierzuty became a seat of the commune.
Monuments
History and monuments' lovers are welcomed to sightsee in the Dźwierzuty commune :
- catholic churches in Dźwierzuty and Targów as well as evangelic ones in Dźwierzuty and Rańsk;
- Regional Museum in Sałaty and court parks and partly preserved an old manorial building in villages: Budy, Małszewko, Jabłonka, Rogale, Zalesie, Targowo.
Natural environment
With regard to natural preserved values and the extent of forestation, the commune's area is under special protection. The east - west part of it lies in the wrapping of the projected Napiwodzko-Ramucka Forest' s Scenery Park and a remaining part is located within the protected landscape's areas. In this area there is also a natural - scenery complex Babant River and White Lake and ecological and ornithological land: Dymerskie Meadows and Cranes' Flocking. The great natural particularity is a folk reserve Kulka. There is a preserved fragment of the forest there with Pontyjska flora stances and numerous protected plants.
Economy
The main economy's development's directions as related to Dźwierżuty commune are as follows: agriculture, agricultural processing and tourism and agro-tourism's development. At the same time the self government's headquarters put a great emphasis on the natural environment's protection. Dźwierżuty itself possesses a very modern purification plant; a following extension of sewage pipes system is planned. The most of the villages possess their own water - supply system and every year local water-supply systems are activated. The great advantage for investors is a country road connecting Warsow with Kalingrad district which crosses the Dźwierżuty commune. Potential investors are offered with releases and reductions in local taxes. The specific information on up - to - date purchasing prices as well as investing possibilities are available in the Local Administration of Dźwierzuty's council.
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