Solkieniki
| Solkieniki | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
![]() Solkieniki  | |
| Coordinates: 54°17′10″N 21°13′1″E / 54.28611°N 21.21694°E | |
| Country | 
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| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian | 
| County | Kętrzyn | 
| Gmina | Barciany | 
Solkieniki [sɔlkʲɛˈniki] (German Solknick) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barciany, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Barciany, 25 km (16 mi) north-west of Kętrzyn, and 73 km (45 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia).
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Coordinates: 54°17′10″N 21°13′1″E / 54.28611°N 21.21694°E
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