Czukty

Czukty
Village
Czukty
Coordinates: 54°7′N 22°21′E / 54.117°N 22.350°E / 54.117; 22.350
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Olecko
Gmina Kowale Oleckie

Czukty [ˈt͡ʂuktɨ] (German: Czukten, from 1938-45 Schuchten) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kowale Oleckie, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Kowale Oleckie, 14 km (9 mi) north-west of Olecko, and 127 km (79 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.

Notable residents


References

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


Coordinates: 54°7′N 22°21′E / 54.117°N 22.350°E / 54.117; 22.350


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