Wilkowo, Węgorzewo County

Wilkowo
Village
Wilkowo
Coordinates: 54°17′N 21°44′E / 54.283°N 21.733°E / 54.283; 21.733
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Węgorzewo
Gmina Węgorzewo

Wilkowo [vilˈkɔvɔ] (German: Wilkowen, 1938-1945 Geroldswalde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgorzewo, within Węgorzewo 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) north of Węgorzewo and 98 km (61 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°17′00″N 21°44′00″E / 54.2833°N 21.7333°E / 54.2833; 21.7333


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