Święty Kamień, Elbląg County

Święty Kamień
Settlement
Święty Kamień
Coordinates: 54°20′16″N 19°37′4″E / 54.33778°N 19.61778°E / 54.33778; 19.61778
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Elbląg County
Gmina Tolkmicko
Population 80

Święty Kamień [ˈɕfjɛntɨ ˈkamjɛɲ] (German: Wiek) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Tolkmicko, within Elbląg County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Tolkmicko, 31 km (19 mi) north-east of Elbląg, and 85 km (53 mi) north-west 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 settlement has a population of 80.

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Coordinates: 54°20′16″N 19°37′4″E / 54.33778°N 19.61778°E / 54.33778; 19.61778


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