Kamionek Wielki

Kamionek Wielki
Village
Kamionek Wielki
Coordinates: 54°16′7″N 19°28′29″E / 54.26861°N 19.47472°E / 54.26861; 19.47472
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Elbląg County
Gmina Tolkmicko
Population 383

Kamionek Wielki [kaˈmjɔnɛk ˈvjɛlki] (German: Groß Steinort) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tolkmicko, within Elbląg County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Tolkmicko, 20 km (12 mi) north of Elbląg, and 86 km (53 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

While traditionally Prussian, with the Second Peace of Thorn in 1466 the area became part of the Kingdom of Poland until 1772; 1772-1945 Kingdom of Prussia and 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.

The village has a population of 383.

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Coordinates: 54°16′7″N 19°28′29″E / 54.26861°N 19.47472°E / 54.26861; 19.47472

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