Żydowo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Żydowo
Village
Żydowo
Coordinates: 54°18′40″N 20°50′24″E / 54.31111°N 20.84000°E / 54.31111; 20.84000
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Bartoszyce
Gmina Gmina Bartoszyce

Żydowo [ʐɨˈdɔvɔ] (German: Siddau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartoszyce, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Bartoszyce and 63 km (39 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the region was divided between Poland and the Soviet Union.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 54°18′40″N 20°50′24″E / 54.31111°N 20.84000°E / 54.31111; 20.84000


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