Orłowo, Giżycko County

Orłowo
Village
Orłowo
Coordinates: 54°3′N 22°9′E / 54.050°N 22.150°E / 54.050; 22.150
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Giżycko
Gmina Wydminy

Orłowo [ɔrˈwɔvɔ] (German: Orlowen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wydminy, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Wydminy, 26 km (16 mi) east of Giżycko, and 113 km (70 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). The name of the village under Nazi-Germany was Adlersdorf (1938-45)

References

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


Coordinates: 54°02′57″N 22°09′08″E / 54.0492°N 22.1522°E / 54.0492; 22.1522


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