Piecki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Piecki (disambiguation).
Piecki
Village
Piecki
Coordinates: 53°44′53″N 21°20′28″E / 53.74806°N 21.34111°E / 53.74806; 21.34111
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Mrągowo
Gmina Piecki
Population 2,610

Piecki [ˈpjɛt͡ski] (German: Peitschendorf) is a village in Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Piecki.[1] It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south of Mrągowo and 56 km (35 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 by Poles.

The village has a population of 2,610.

References


Coordinates: 53°44′53″N 21°20′28″E / 53.74806°N 21.34111°E / 53.74806; 21.34111

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, July 31, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.