Wronki Wielkie
Wronki Wielkie [ˈvrɔnki ˈvjɛlkʲɛ] (German: Winterberg: until 1938: Groß Wronken) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gołdap, within Gołdap 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) south of Gołdap and 128 km (80 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Wronki Wielkie | |
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Village | |
  Wronki Wielkie | |
| Coordinates: 54°15′20″N 22°16′18″E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Gołdap |
| Gmina | Gołdap |
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.
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