Kiertyny Wielkie

Kiertyny Wielkie
Village
Kiertyny Wielkie
Coordinates: 54°18′N 20°46′E / 54.300°N 20.767°E / 54.300; 20.767
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Bartoszyce
Gmina Gmina Bartoszyce

Kiertyny Wielkie [kʲɛrˈtɨnɨ ˈvʲɛlkʲɛ] (German: Groß Kärthen)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartoszyce, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[2] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Bartoszyce and 60 km (37 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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

References

  1. ↑ "Former Territory of Germany" (in German). 2017-11-08.
  2. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 54°18′08″N 20°46′28″E / 54.3022°N 20.7744°E / 54.3022; 20.7744

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