Popioły, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Popioły
Village
Popioły
Coordinates: 54°13′N 21°57′E / 54.217°N 21.950°E / 54.217; 21.950
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Węgorzewo
Gmina Budry

Popioły [pɔˈpjɔwɨ] (German: Popiollen, also Pappiollen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Budry, within Węgorzewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Budry, 14 km (9 mi) east of Węgorzewo, and 107 km (66 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945, the area was part of Germany (East Prussia).

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Coordinates: 54°13′N 21°57′E / 54.217°N 21.950°E / 54.217; 21.950


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