Borki, Gmina Miłki

Borki
Settlement
Borki
Coordinates: 53°53′45″N 21°44′29″E / 53.89583°N 21.74139°E / 53.89583; 21.74139
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Giżycko
Gmina Miłki
Population 10

Borki [ˈbɔrki] (German: Borken)[1] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Miłki, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Giżycko and 83 km (52 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the area was placed under Polish administration according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union or forced to settle in the area through Operation Vistula in 1947.

The settlement has a population of 10.

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: 53°53′45″N 21°44′29″E / 53.89583°N 21.74139°E / 53.89583; 21.74139


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