Silec

Silec
Village
Silec
Coordinates: 54°10′N 21°33′E / 54.167°N 21.550°E / 54.167; 21.550
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Kętrzyn
Gmina Srokowo

Silec [ˈɕilɛt͡s] (German: Schülzen)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Srokowo, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[2] The area lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Srokowo, 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Kętrzyn, and 81 km (50 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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

References

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


Coordinates: 54°10′N 21°33′E / 54.167°N 21.550°E / 54.167; 21.550

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