Gajrowskie
Appearance
Gajrowskie | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 54°3′N 22°12′E / 54.050°N 22.200°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Giżycko |
Gmina | Wydminy |
Gajrowskie [ɡai̯ˈrɔfskʲɛ] (German: Friedrichsheyde, 1938–1945: Friedrichsheide)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wydminy, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Wydminy, 29 km (18 mi) east of Giżycko, and 116 km (72 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia).
Notable residents
- Erwin Blask (1910-1999), German athlete
References
- ^ M. Kaemmerer (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.