Lelkowo

Lelkowo
Village
Lelkowo
Coordinates: 54°20′N 20°14′E / 54.333°N 20.233°E / 54.333; 20.233
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Lelkowo
Population 1,080

Lelkowo [lɛlˈkɔvɔ] (German: Lichtenfeld) is a village in Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Lelkowo.[1] It lies approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) east of Braniewo and 64 km (40 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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


The village has a population of 1,080.

References

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


Coordinates: 54°19′37″N 20°14′07″E / 54.3269°N 20.2353°E / 54.3269; 20.2353

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