Gumniska Wielkie

Gumniska Wielkie
Village
Gumniska Wielkie
Coordinates: 53°56′N 19°42′E / 53.933°N 19.700°E / 53.933; 19.700
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Ostróda
Gmina Małdyty

Gumniska Wielkie [ɡumˈniska ˈvjɛlkʲɛ] (German Groß Rüppertswalde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Małdyty, within Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Małdyty, 32 km (20 mi) north-west of Ostróda, and 56 km (35 mi) west 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.

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Coordinates: 53°56′00″N 19°42′00″E / 53.9333°N 19.7000°E / 53.9333; 19.7000

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