Skalisze

Skalisze
Village
Skalisze
Coordinates: 54°19′N 21°57′E / 54.317°N 21.950°E / 54.317; 21.950
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Węgorzewo
Gmina Budry

Skalisze [skaˈliʂɛ] (German: Skallischen, 1938-1945 Altheide) 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 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Budry, 18 km (11 mi) north-east of Węgorzewo, and 112 km (70 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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

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Coordinates: 54°19′N 21°57′E / 54.317°N 21.950°E / 54.317; 21.950

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