Dorsze, Ełk County

Dorsze
Village
Dorsze
Coordinates: 53°55′55″N 22°37′50″E / 53.93194°N 22.63056°E / 53.93194; 22.63056
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Ełk
Gmina Kalinowo
Population 100

Dorsze [ˈdɔrʂɛ] (German: Dorschen)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kalinowo, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Kalinowo, 22 km (14 mi) north-east of Ełk, and 141 km (88 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 village has a population of 100.

Notable residents

References

  1. ↑ "Former Territory of Germany" (in German). 2017-11-09.
  2. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 53°55′55″N 22°37′50″E / 53.93194°N 22.63056°E / 53.93194; 22.63056


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