Borkowiny

Borkowiny
Village
Borkowiny
Coordinates: 54°12′N 22°28′E / 54.200°N 22.467°E / 54.200; 22.467
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Olecko
Gmina Kowale Oleckie

Borkowiny [bɔrkɔˈvinɨ] (German: Jarken; until 1938: Borkowinnen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kowale Oleckie, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Kowale Oleckie, 19 km (12 mi) north of Olecko, and 137 km (85 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945, the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

References

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


Coordinates: 54°12′N 22°28′E / 54.200°N 22.467°E / 54.200; 22.467


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