Róklas

Róklas
Village
Róklas
Coordinates: 53°26′N 20°50′E / 53.433°N 20.833°E / 53.433; 20.833
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Szczytno
Gmina Wielbark

Róklas [ˈruklas] (German: Rocklaß, 1933-45:Eckwald) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wielbark, within Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Wielbark, 18 km (11 mi) south-west of Szczytno, and 45 km (28 mi) south-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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

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Coordinates: 53°26′N 20°50′E / 53.433°N 20.833°E / 53.433; 20.833


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