Skierki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Skierki
Village
Skierki
Coordinates: 54°9′N 21°23′E / 54.150°N 21.383°E / 54.150; 21.383
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Kętrzyn
Gmina Barciany

Skierki [ˈskʲɛrki] (German Wehlack) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barciany, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Barciany, 8 km (5 mi) north of Kętrzyn, and 71 km (44 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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

References

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


Coordinates: 54°08′33″N 21°23′25″E / 54.1425°N 21.3902777778°E / 54.1425; 21.3902777778

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