Pierwągi

Pierwągi
Village
Pierwągi
Coordinates: 54°2′N 20°50′E / 54.033°N 20.833°E / 54.033; 20.833
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Olsztyn County
Gmina Jeziorany

Pierwągi [pjɛrˈvɔnɡi] (German Porwangen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jeziorany, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Jeziorany and 36 km (22 mi) north-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.

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Coordinates: 54°2′N 20°50′E / 54.033°N 20.833°E / 54.033; 20.833


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