Wipsowo

Wipsowo
Village
Wipsowo
Coordinates: 53°54′N 20°48′E / 53.900°N 20.800°E / 53.900; 20.800
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Olsztyn County
Gmina Barczewo
Population 764

Wipsowo [vʲipˈsɔvɔ] (German: Wieps)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barczewo, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Barczewo and 24 km (15 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1772 the area was part of Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. From 1772-1918 it was located in the Kingdom of Prussia, and then in the Province of East Prussia of both the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich.

The village has a population of 764.

Notable residents

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.
Train station in Barczewo.


Coordinates: 53°54′N 20°48′E / 53.900°N 20.800°E / 53.900; 20.800


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