Kruklanki

Kruklanki
Village

Assumption of Virgin Mary church
Kruklanki
Coordinates: 54°5′18″N 21°55′21″E / 54.08833°N 21.92250°E / 54.08833; 21.92250Coordinates: 54°5′18″N 21°55′21″E / 54.08833°N 21.92250°E / 54.08833; 21.92250
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Giżycko
Gmina Kruklanki
Population 1,100
Website http://www.kruklanki.pl

Kruklanki [kruˈklanki] (German Kruglanken) is a village in Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kruklanki.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Giżycko and 100 km (62 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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.

The village has a population of 1,100.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
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