Wipławki
Wipławki | |
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Village | |
  Wipławki | |
| Coordinates: 54°17′20″N 20°48′48″E / 54.28889°N 20.81333°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Bartoszyce |
| Gmina | Gmina Bartoszyce |
| Population | 70 |
Wipławki [vʲiˈpwafkʲi] (German: Wieplack)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartoszyce, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[2] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Bartoszyce and 60 km (37 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union.
The village has a population of 70.
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°17′20″N 20°48′48″E / 54.28889°N 20.81333°E
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