Pieszkowo
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Pieszkowo | |
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Village | |
  Pieszkowo | |
| Coordinates: 54°12′56″N 20°30′11″E / 54.21556°N 20.50306°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Bartoszyce |
| Gmina | Gmina Górowo Iławeckie |
Pieszkowo [pjɛʂˈkɔvɔ] (German: Petershagen)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Górowo Iławeckie, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[2] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Górowo Iławeckie, 20 km (12 mi) west of Bartoszyce, and 48 km (30 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia).
Notable people
- Klaas Reimer (1770–1837) the founder of the Kleine Gemeinde, a Mennonite denomination
References
- ^ "Former Territory of Germany" (in German). 2017-11-08.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
54°12′56″N 20°30′11″E / 54.21556°N 20.50306°E
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