Bezławki

Bezławki
Village
Bezławki
Coordinates: 54°0′52″N 21°16′35″E / 54.01444°N 21.27639°E / 54.01444; 21.27639
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Kętrzyn
Gmina Reszel
Population 122
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Bezławki [bɛˈzwafki] (German Bäslack) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Reszel, 11 km (7 mi) south-west of Kętrzyn, and 58 km (36 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). A castle was erected at the end of the 14th century as a hunting lodge for the Teutonic Knights.

The village has a population of 122.

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Coordinates: 54°0′52″N 21°16′35″E / 54.01444°N 21.27639°E / 54.01444; 21.27639


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