Jurki, Olecko County

Jurki
Village
Jurki
Coordinates: 54°4′N 22°21′E / 54.067°N 22.350°E / 54.067; 22.350
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Olecko
Gmina Świętajno

Jurki [ˈjurki] (German: Jurken, 1938-45 Jürgen)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świętajno, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Świętajno, 11 km (7 mi) west of Olecko, and 126 km (78 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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

References

  1. ↑ Kaemmerer, Margarete (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). p. 68. ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
  2. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 54°04′00″N 22°21′00″E / 54.0667°N 22.3500°E / 54.0667; 22.3500

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