Łabędnik
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 54°11′4″N 20°58′8″E / 54.18444°N 20.96889°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Bartoszyce |
Gmina | Gmina Bartoszyce |
Population | 470 |
Łabędnik [waˈbɛndɲik] (German: Gross Schwansfeld) 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 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Bartoszyce and 55 km (34 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia).
The village has a population of 470.
Notable residents
- Friedrich von der Groeben (1645-1712), general in the Turkish Wars
References
Coordinates: 54°11′4″N 20°58′8″E / 54.18444°N 20.96889°E
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