Łupstych, Olsztyn County

Łupstych
Village
Łupstych
Coordinates: 53°46′54″N 20°22′26″E / 53.78167°N 20.37389°E / 53.78167; 20.37389
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Olsztyn County
Gmina Gietrzwałd
Population 640

Łupstych [ˈwupstɨx] (German: Abstich)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gietrzwałd, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Gietrzwałd and 9 km (6 mi) west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

While traditionally Prussian, with the Second Peace of Thorn in 1466 the area became part of the Kingdom of Poland until 1772, 1772-1945 Kingdom of Prussia and Germany (East Prussia).

The village has a population of 640.

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Coordinates: 53°46′54″N 20°22′26″E / 53.78167°N 20.37389°E / 53.78167; 20.37389


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