Żabin, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Żabin
Village
Żabin
Coordinates: 54°20′N 22°3′E / 54.333°N 22.050°E / 54.333; 22.050
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Gołdap
Gmina Banie Mazurskie
Population 210

Żabin [ˈʐabin] (German: Klein Schabienen, 1938-45: Kleinlautersee)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Banie Mazurskie, within Gołdap County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[2] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Banie Mazurskie, 17 km (11 mi) west of Gołdap, and 119 km (74 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945, the area was part of Germany (East Prussia), and there are two cemeteries—one German, one Russian—from World War I located in the town.

The village has a population of 210.

References

  1. ↑ "Former Territory of Germany" (in German). 2017-12-09.
  2. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 54°20′00″N 22°03′00″E / 54.3333°N 22.0500°E / 54.3333; 22.0500


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