Szeszki, Gmina Wieliczki

Szeszki
Village
Szeszki
Coordinates: 53°56′50″N 22°38′37″E / 53.94722°N 22.64361°E / 53.94722; 22.64361
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Olecko
Gmina Wieliczki

Szeszki [ˈʂɛʂki] (German: Seesken)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wieliczki, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Wieliczki, 14 km (9 mi) south-east of Olecko, and 142 km (88 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union or Ukrainians forced to settle in the area through Operation Vistula in 1947.

References

  1. ↑ "Former Territory of Germany" (in German). 2017-11-12.
  2. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 53°56′50″N 22°38′37″E / 53.94722°N 22.64361°E / 53.94722; 22.64361

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