Lenarty
Lenarty | |
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Village | |
Lenarty | |
Coordinates: 54°8′N 22°31′E / 54.133°N 22.517°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Olecko |
Gmina | Olecko |
Lenarty [lɛˈnartɨ] (German: Lehnarten; historical variants Lenharten, Lenahrdten) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olecko, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Olecko and 138 km (86 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.
Notable residents
- Theodor Tolsdorff (1909-1978), Wehrmacht general
References
Coordinates: 54°07′38″N 22°30′58″E / 54.1272°N 22.5161°E
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