Koch. After introduction on Martial law in Poland Barczewo prison also seen opposition activists detained including Władysław Frasyniuk, Adam Michnik, Stefan Niesiołowski, Leszek Moczulski, Romuald Szeremietiew and Józef Szaniawski. Historical population 1825: 2,090 including by mother tongue 1,500 Poles (72%) and 590 Germans (28%). 1837: 2,550 including by mother tongue 1,794 Poles (70%) and 756 Germans (30%). 1861: 3,272 (77 Jews) 1880: 4,499 (111 Jews) 1933: 4,818 (40 Jews) 1939: 5,841 (23 Jews) Sites of interest There is a preserved historic Old Town in Barczewo, with several distinctive monuments, including the Brick Gothic St. Anne church, and the Gothic-Renaissance-Baroque Saint Andrew church, which contains a Mannerist cenotaph of Andrew Báthory and Balthasar Báthory, cousins of Polish King Stephen Báthory. The Feliks Nowowiejski Museum, dedicated to Polish composer and organist Feliks Nowowiejski is located at his birthplace and family home in the Old Town. There are also remains of the old Barczewo Castle. Transport The Polish National road 16 and Voivodeship road 595 pass through the town. There is also a train station. Sports The local football club is Pisa Barczewo. It competes in the lower leagues. Notable people Feliks Nowowiejski (1877–1946), Polish composer Robert Pruszkowski (1907–1983), German Roman Catholic priest Tomasz Zahorski (born 1984), Polish footballer International relations Twin towns - sister cities Barczewo is twinned with: Hagen am Teutoburger Wald, Germany References External links Official site Local information Jewish community of Barczewo on Virtual Shtetl Cities and towns in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Olsztyn County Holocaust locations in Poland