Wielewo, Kętrzyn County
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Coordinates: 54°18′N 21°17′E / 54.300°N 21.283°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Kętrzyn |
Gmina | Barciany |
Population | 59 |
Wielewo [vjɛˈlɛvɔ] (German Willkamm) 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.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Barciany, 25 km (16 mi) north of Kętrzyn, and 77 km (48 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia).
The village has a population of 59.
Notable residents[]
- Viktor von Pressentin von Rautter (1896-1918), World War I flying ace
References[]
Coordinates: 54°18′00″N 21°17′00″E / 54.3000°N 21.2833°E
Categories:
- Villages in Kętrzyn County
- Kętrzyn County geography stubs