Purda is a village in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Purda. It is located within the historic region of Warmia.
The historic sights of Purda include the Gothic Saint Michael Archangel church, a typical Warmian old wayside shrine and a Catholic cemetery.
The village was founded in 1384. Polish poet and bishop Ignacy Krasicki visited Purda in 1779.Stanisław Achremczyk, Nowe spojrzenie na Ignacego Krasickiego, "Komunikaty Mazursko-Warmińskie" nr 1, 2003, p. 17 (in Polish)
Gallery
References