Kolwiny
Kolwiny | |
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Village | |
  Kolwiny | |
| Coordinates: 54°13′N 21°13′E / 54.217°N 21.217°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Kętrzyn |
| Gmina | Barciany |
Kolwiny [kɔlˈvinɨ] (German: Kolbiehnen)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barciany, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[2] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Barciany, 19 km (12 mi) north-west of Kętrzyn, and 68 km (42 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia).
References[]
- ^ "Former Territory of Germany" (in German). 2017-11-11.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
Coordinates: 54°13′00″N 21°13′00″E / 54.2167°N 21.2167°E
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