Kwiry

Kwiry
Settlement
Kwiry
Coordinates: 53°40′N 19°38′E / 53.667°N 19.633°E / 53.667; 19.633
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Iława
Gmina Gmina Iława

Kwiry [ˈkfirɨ] (German: Quirren) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Iława, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Iława and 59 km (37 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°40′00″N 19°38′00″E / 53.6667°N 19.6333°E / 53.6667; 19.6333

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