Sopoty

Sopoty
Village
Sopoty
Coordinates: 54°12′N 19°55′E / 54.200°N 19.917°E / 54.200; 19.917
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Wilczęta
Population 104

Sopoty [sɔˈpɔtɨ] (German: Seepothen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilczęta, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Wilczęta, 22 km (14 mi) south of Braniewo, and 60 km (37 mi) north-west 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 104.

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Coordinates: 54°12′N 19°55′E / 54.200°N 19.917°E / 54.200; 19.917

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