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 lies approximately 16 km south-east of the regional capital Olsztyn. 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.

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