Knipy

Knipy
Village
Knipy
Coordinates: 54°9′N 20°40′E / 54.150°N 20.667°E / 54.150; 20.667
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Lidzbark
Gmina Gmina Lidzbark Warmiński

Knipy [ˈknipɨ] (German: Knipstein) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lidzbark Warmiński, within Lidzbark County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Lidzbark Warmiński and 43 km (27 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.

With the Second Peace of Thorn in 1466, the area became part of the Kingdom of Poland until 1772; from 1772-1945 it was part of the Kingdom of Prussia and Germany (East Prussia).

References

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


Coordinates: 54°09′00″N 20°40′00″E / 54.1500°N 20.6667°E / 54.1500; 20.6667

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