Bitkowo, Gołdap County

See also: Bitkowo, Suwałki County

Bitkowo
Village
Bitkowo
Coordinates: 54°14′N 22°31′E / 54.233°N 22.517°E / 54.233; 22.517
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Gołdap
Gmina	Gołdap

Bitkowo [bitˈkɔvɔ] (German: Bittkau; until 1938: Bittkowen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gołdap, within Gołdap County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.^[1] It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of Gołdap and 142 km (88 mi) east 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.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Gołdap

Town and seat	Gołdap

Villages	Babki Bałupiany Barkowo Bitkowo Błażejewo Boćwinka Boćwiński Młyn Botkuny Bronisze Czarnowo Wielkie Dąbie Dunajek Dunajek Mały Dzięgiele Galwiecie Gieraliszki Główka Górne Grabowo Grygieliszki Jabłońskie Jabramowo Janki Janowo Jany Jeziorki Małe Jeziorki Wielkie Juchnajcie Jurkiszki Kalkowo Kalniszki Kamionki Kolniszki Konikowo Kośmidry Kowalki Kozaki Łobody Marcinowo Mażucie Nasuty Niedrzwica Nowa Boćwinka Okrasin Osieki Osowo Piękne Łąki Pietrasze Pietraszki Pogorzel Regiele Rostek Rożyńsk Mały Rożyńsk Wielki Rudzie Samoniny Siedlisko Skocze Sokoły Suczki Szyliny Tatary Użbale Wiłkajcie Wilkasy Włosty Wronki Wielkie Wrotkowo Zatyki Żelazki Zielonka

Coordinates: 54°14′N 22°31′E / 54.233°N 22.517°E / 54.233; 22.517

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