Żegoty

Żegoty
Village

Żegoty
Coordinates: 54°2′N 20°41′E / 54.033°N 20.683°E / 54.033; 20.683
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Lidzbark
Gmina	Kiwity
Population (approx.)	400

Żegoty [ʐɛˈɡɔtɨ] (German: Siegfriedswalde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kiwity, within Lidzbark County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Kiwity, 12 km (7 mi) south-east of Lidzbark Warmiński, and 31 km (19 mi) north-east 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). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

The village has an approximate population of 400.

To the southwest of the village lies the Jezioro Blanki lake.^[2]

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References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
↑ http://www.worldplaces.net/pol/85/zegoty/

Gmina Kiwity

Seat	Kiwity

Other villages	Bartniki Czarny Kierz Kiersnowo Kierwiny Klejdyty Klutajny Kobiela Konity Krekole Maków Napraty Połapin Rokitnik Samolubie Tolniki Wielkie Żegoty

Coordinates: 54°2′N 20°41′E / 54.033°N 20.683°E / 54.033; 20.683

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