Suchawa, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Suchawa
Village
Suchawa
Coordinates: 54°15′4″N 21°24′5″E / 54.25111°N 21.40139°E / 54.25111; 21.40139
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Kętrzyn
Gmina Barciany
Population 162

Suchawa [suˈxava] (German: Sausgörken)[1] 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.[2] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Barciany, 19 km (12 mi) north of Kętrzyn, and 79 km (49 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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

The village has a population of 162.

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°15′4″N 21°24′5″E / 54.25111°N 21.40139°E / 54.25111; 21.40139

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