Nakomiady
| Nakomiady | |
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Manor house
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 Nakomiady
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| Coordinates: 54°0′27″N 21°27′8″E / 54.00750°N 21.45222°E | |
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Kętrzyn |
| Gmina | Gmina Kętrzyn |
| Population | 670 |
Nakomiady [nakɔˈmjadɨ] (German: Eichmedien) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kętrzyn, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Kętrzyn and 68 km (42 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia).
The village has a population of 670.
A castle was built by the Teutonic Knight Konrad von Kyburg between 1392 and 1396, this castle was however later destroyed and only the cellar-vault and foundation walls remained. In 1653 Frederick William I, Elector of Brandenburg awarded the property of Eichmedien and the surrounding villages to Johann von Hoverbeck as a gratification for his role as Prussian ambassador to Warsaw. A palace was built on the remnants of the order's castle. In 1789 Friedrich von Redecker bought the village and it remained within the Redecker family until 1930.
Coordinates: 54°0′27″N 21°27′8″E / 54.00750°N 21.45222°E
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