Wilimy

Wilimy
Village
Wilimy
Coordinates: 53°54′N 20°52′E / 53.900°N 20.867°E / 53.900; 20.867
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Olsztyn County
Gmina Biskupiec

Wilimy [viˈlimɨ] (German: Willims)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Biskupiec and 28 km (17 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

With the Second Peace of Thorn in 1466, the area became part of the Kingdom of Poland until 1772; from 1772-1945 it was part of the Kingdom of Prussia and Germany (East Prussia).

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°54′N 20°52′E / 53.900°N 20.867°E / 53.900; 20.867

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