Galiny, Gmina Górowo Iławeckie

For other places with the same name, see Galiny.
Galiny
Village
Galiny
Coordinates: 54°22′54″N 20°22′34″E / 54.38167°N 20.37611°E / 54.38167; 20.37611
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Bartoszyce
Gmina Gmina Górowo Iławeckie
Population 50

Galiny [ɡaˈlinɨ] (German: Gallingen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Górowo Iławeckie, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of Górowo Iławeckie, 32 km (20 mi) north-west of Bartoszyce, and 67 km (42 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

The village has a population of 50.

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Coordinates: 54°22′54″N 20°22′34″E / 54.38167°N 20.37611°E / 54.38167; 20.37611


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