Chełchy, Gmina Świętajno

For other places with the same name, see Chełchy (disambiguation).

Chełchy
Village
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Olecko
Gmina	Świętajno

Chełchy [ˈxɛu̯xɨ] (German: Kelchen, until 1938 Chelchen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świętajno, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1]

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 Świętajno

Seat	Świętajno

Other villages	Barany Borki Chełchy Cichy Dudki Dworackie Dybowo Gryzy Jelonek Jurki Jurkowo Kije Krzywe Kukówko Leśniki Mazury Niemsty Orzechówko Pietrasze Połom Rogojny Rogowszczyzna Smolnik Sulejki Świdrówko Wronki Zalesie

Coordinates: 54°02′33″N 22°16′45″E / 54.04250°N 22.27917°E / 54.04250; 22.27917

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