Wojciechy, Bartoszyce County
Wojciechy | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Bartoszyce |
| Gmina | Gmina Bartoszyce |
| Population | 548 |
| Website | www.wojciechy-city.pl |
Wojciechy [vɔi̯ˈt͡ɕɛxɨ] (Template:Lang-de) 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.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Bartoszyce and 84 km (52 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 and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.
The village has a population of 548 (February 2011).
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54°15′41″N 20°40′4″E / 54.26139°N 20.66778°E
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