Poniki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Poniki
Village
Poniki
Coordinates: 54°19′N 20°55′E / 54.317°N 20.917°E / 54.317; 20.917
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Bartoszyce
Gmina Sępopol
Population 333

Poniki [pɔˈniki] (German: Groß Poninken) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sępopol, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Sępopol, 11 km (7 mi) north-east of Bartoszyce, and 66 km (41 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.

The village has a population of 333.

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Coordinates: 54°19′N 20°55′E / 54.317°N 20.917°E / 54.317; 20.917

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