Górki, Kwidzyn County

Górki
Village
Górki
Coordinates: 53°43′51″N 18°57′43″E / 53.73083°N 18.96194°E / 53.73083; 18.96194
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Kwidzyn
Gmina	Gmina Kwidzyn
Population	538

Górki [ˈɡurki] (German: Gorken; 1938:Waltershof; 1939-45:Marienwerder-Waltershof) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kwidzyn, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Kwidzyn and 74 km (46 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 538.

Notable residents[]

• Ida Siekmann (1902–1961), first casualty of the Berlin Wall

References[]

External links[]

• Górki at Kwidzynopedia (in Polish)

Coordinates: 53°43′51″N 18°57′43″E / 53.73083°N 18.96194°E / 53.73083; 18.96194

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