Pasym
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pasym
| image_flag = POL Pasym flag.svg
| image_shield = POL Pasym COA.svg
| image_skyline = Town Hall in Pasym.jpg
| image_caption = Town Hall
| pushpin_map = Poland
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
| subdivision_name1 = Warmian-Masurian
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Szczytno
| subdivision_type3 = Gmina
| subdivision_name3 = Pasym
| area_total_km2 = 15.18
| population_as_of = 2016
| population_total = 2556
| population_density_km2 = auto
| coordinates = {{coord|53|38|52|N|20|47|27|E|region:PL|display=title,inline}}
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| elevation_m =
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 12-130
| registration_plate = NSZ
| blank_name_sec2 = National roads
| blank_info_sec2 = 32px
| website =
}}
Pasym ({{IPAc-pl|'|p|a|s|y|m}}; {{langx|de|Passenheim}}){{cite book|title=Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße |author=M. Kaemmerer|year=2004|page=123 |publisher=G. Rautenberg |isbn= 3-7921-0368-0 |language=German}} is a small town in Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with a total population (as of 30 June 2016) of 2,556. It is located in Masuria.
History
File:Pasym Kościół ewangelicko-augsburski 03.jpg Lutheran church]]
A small settlement named Heinrichswalde was first mentioned in 1381. In 1386 this settlement was renamed Passenheim after the Teutonic Knight Heinrich Walpot von Passenheim from modern Bassenheim near Koblenz.{{cite book|first=Andreas |last=Kossert|title=Masuren, Ostpreußens vergessener Süden|year=2001|pages=37ff|publisher=RM-Buch-und-Medien-Vertrieb |isbn=3-570-55006-0}}
In 1441 the town joined the Prussian Confederation, at which request in 1454 King Casimir IV Jagiellon signed the act of incorporation of the region to the Kingdom of Poland,{{Cite book|last=Górski|first=Karol|title=Związek Pruski i poddanie się Prus Polsce: zbiór tekstów źródłowych|year=1949|publisher=Instytut Zachodni|location=Poznań|language=pl|pages=XXXVIII, 54}} recognized the Polish king as rightful ruler and remained within Poland throughout the entire Thirteen Years’ War.{{cite book|author= |title=Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII|year=1886|language=pl|location=Warszawa|page=890}} After the peace treaty signed in Toruń in 1466, the town became a part of Poland as a fief held by the State of the Teutonic OrderGórski, pp. 96-97, 214-215 until 1525, and by the secular Duchy of Prussia afterwards, remaining a Polish fief until 1657.
The town was destroyed by the Tatar raids in 1656, which has been described by Christoph Hartknoch (1644–1687). In the late 17th century Poles formed the majority of its population.
In 1701 the town became part of the Kingdom of Prussia and subsequently, in 1871, it became part of Germany. In 1773 it was included in the newly established province of East Prussia. During the Napoleonic Wars, French troops stayed in the town in 1807 and 1812. In 1883, Poles formed the majority of the local Lutheran parish (majority of the town's population was Lutheran), with 5,095 people in comparison to 1,015 Germans.Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII, p. 889
In the East Prussian plebiscite of 1920 1,459 inhabitants voted to remain in Germany, 40 to join Poland.[http://www.kreis-ortelsburg.info/159/passenheim.htm Passenheim] After World War II the region became again part of Poland by the Potsdam Agreement. Most Germans fled or were expelled in accordance with the Potsdam Agreement. The remaining Polish population was joined by Polish settlers, many of whom were expelled from the former eastern Polish territories annexed by the Soviet Union. In 1947, an orphanage for war orphans was established in the town, which today continues to operate as an ordinary orphanage.{{cite web|url=http://www.ddpasym.pl/historia|title=Historia|website=Centrum Ekonomiczno-Administracyjne Domów dla Dzieci w Pasymiu|access-date=23 October 2021|language=pl}}
Transport
File:Pasym tablica stacja kolejowa.JPG
The Polish National road 53 runs through the town. There is also a railway station serving a single-track line which splits around the central platform. Access to the platform is across the tracks.
Sports
The local football club is Błękitni Pasym.{{cite web|url=http://blekitnipasym.futbolowo.pl|title=Błękitni Pasym - strona klubu|access-date=23 October 2021|language=pl}} It competes in the lower leagues.
Notable residents
- Johann Wilhelm Ebel (1784–1861), Lutheran clergyman and teacher
- Marie-Luise Gothein (1863–1931), scholar, gardener and author
- Christoph Hartknoch (1644-1687), teacher, historian, author
- Friedrich-Wilhelm Morzik (1891-1985), Luftwaffe general
International relations
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland}}
=Twin towns — sister cities=
Pasym is twinned with:
Gallery
Pasym Market 2016 1.jpg|Rynek (Market Square) filled with historic townhouses
Pasym - zabytkowy budynek.jpg|Orphanage
Pasym - kościół katolicki (01).jpg|Catholic Sacred Heart church
Wieża wodna Pasym.jpg|Water tower
References
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External links
{{commons category|Pasym}}
{{Gmina Pasym}}
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