Piskorze, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
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Piskorze | |
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Coordinates: 54°18′9″N 21°14′40″E / 54.30250°N 21.24444°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Kętrzyn |
Gmina | Barciany |
Piskorze [pisˈkɔʐɛ] (German: Ludwigshöhe)[1] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barciany, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[2] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Barciany, 26 km (16 mi) north of Kętrzyn, and 76 km (47 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia).
References
- ^ "Former Territory of Germany" (in German). 2017-11-11.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.