Sokolica, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Sokolica
Village
Sokolica
Coordinates: 54°13′N 20°59′E / 54.217°N 20.983°E / 54.217; 20.983
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Bartoszyce
Gmina Gmina Bartoszyce

Sokolica [sɔkɔˈlʲit͡sa] (German: Falkenau)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartoszyce, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[2] It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of Bartoszyce and 58 km (36 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). 2017-11-08.
  2. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 54°13′00″N 20°59′00″E / 54.2167°N 20.9833°E / 54.2167; 20.9833

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