Słobity [swɔˈbitɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilczęta, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Wilczęta, 28 km (17 mi) south of Braniewo, and 62 km (39 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Słobity | |
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Village | |
![]() Ruins of Schlobitten Palace | |
Coordinates: 54°8′26″N 19°47′31″E / 54.14056°N 19.79194°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Braniewo |
Gmina | Wilczęta |
Population | |
• Total | 549 |
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The village had been the property of the Dohna family[2]The last German owner of the palace Alexander zu Dohna renovated Schlobitten Palace in 1944. In March 1945 the palace was burned down and the furnishings stolen by soldiers of the Red Army.[3]
since 1527.Notable residents
- Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1661–1728), field marshal
- Friedrich Alexander Burggraf und Graf zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1741–1810)
- Friedrich Ferdinand Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1771–1831), Prussian politician
- Karl Friedrich Emil zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1784–1859), field marshal
- Richard zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1843–1916), counsellor of Kaiser Wilhelm II
- Heinrich Graf zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1882–1944), General and Resistance fighter
- Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1899–1997), Officer and businessman
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