Lutkowo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Lutkowo
Village
Lutkowo
Coordinates: 54°21′37″N 20°6′42″E / 54.36028°N 20.11167°E / 54.36028; 20.11167
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Lelkowo

Lutkowo [lutˈkɔvɔ] (German: Lüdtkenfürst) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lelkowo, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of Braniewo and 69 km (43 mi) north 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°21′37″N 20°6′42″E / 54.36028°N 20.11167°E / 54.36028; 20.11167

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