Boćwinka, Giżycko County

See also: Boćwinka, Gmina Gołdap

Boćwinka
Village
Boćwinka
Coordinates: 54°4′N 21°59′E / 54.067°N 21.983°E / 54.067; 21.983
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Giżycko
Gmina	Kruklanki

Boćwinka [bɔt͡ɕˈfinka] (German: Neu Freudenthal) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruklanki, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Kruklanki, 15 km (9 mi) east of Giżycko, and 103 km (64 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 Kruklanki

Seat	Kruklanki

Other villages	Boćwinka Borki Brożówka Budziska Leśne Chmielewo Diabla Góra Grądy Kruklaneckie Jasieniec Jeziorowskie Jurkowo Kamienna Struga Knieja Łuczańska Lipowo Majerka Możdżany Podleśne Sołtmany Wolisko Żabinka Żywki Żywki Małe Żywy

Coordinates: 54°04′00″N 21°59′00″E / 54.0667°N 21.9833°E / 54.0667; 21.9833

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