Guzy, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Guzy.
Guzy
Village
Guzy
Coordinates: 54°10′N 22°24′E / 54.167°N 22.400°E / 54.167; 22.400
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Olecko
Gmina Kowale Oleckie

Guzy [ˈɡuzɨ] (German: Guhsen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kowale Oleckie, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) west of Kowale Oleckie, 17 km (11 mi) north-west of Olecko, and 132 km (82 mi) east 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: 54°10′00″N 22°24′00″E / 54.1667°N 22.4000°E / 54.1667; 22.4000

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