Boćwinka, Gmina Gołdap

Boćwinka
Village
Boćwinka
Coordinates: 54°12′N 22°9′E / 54.200°N 22.150°E / 54.200; 22.150
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Gołdap
Gmina Gołdap
Population 280

Boćwinka [bɔt͡ɕˈfinka] (German: Bodschwingken)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gołdap, within Gołdap County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[2] It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Gołdap and 118 km (73 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia).

The village has a population of 280.

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°12′29″N 22°09′20″E / 54.2081°N 22.1556°E / 54.2081; 22.1556


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.