Rańsk: Hotels and Accommodation

The Lutheran church in Rańsk was built in 1827 and is now a branch church of the Evangelical-Augsburg Church in Szczytno. The church particularly appeals to travelers interested in culture.

You can book a hotel in Rańsk.

Geographical Location

Rańsk is located in Poland’s Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in Szczytno County and the Dźwierzuty Gmina, in the Masuria region.

Rańsk lies on Voivodeship Road 600, which runs between Mrągowo and Szczytno.

Nature

Rańsk has a compact settlement extending along the shore of Lake Rańskie.

Culture

In the wider regional area surrounding Rańsk lies Szczytno – Zamek Krzyżacki XIVw., a 14th-century castle of the Teutonic Knights; Kadzidłowo is also located in this wider regional area.

Surroundings

Dąbrowa is located in the vicinity of Rańsk.

A stream flowing from Lake Rańskie passes through Rańsk and feeds fish ponds there in the village before continuing in the direction of Babięta Wielkie.

History

Rańsk was founded in 1496; the village’s historic estates were named after Lake Rańskie.

The historic Lutheran church in Rańsk is a simple 19th-century Masurian ecclesiastical building with a rectangular floor plan, fieldstone foundations, white-plastered red-brick walls, and a gabled roof covered with shingles.

Further village pages from this regional overview: Występ, Sedansk, Dzwierzuty, Jerutki, Narty, Lipowiec, Rudziska Pasymskie and Zabiele.

To the higher-level travel overview: Szczycieński.