Tolkowiec

Tolkowiec
Village
Tolkowiec
Coordinates: 54°18′N 19°59′E / 54.300°N 19.983°E / 54.300; 19.983
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Braniewo
Gmina	Płoskinia

Tolkowiec [tɔlˈkɔvjɛt͡s] (German: Tolksdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Płoskinia, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Płoskinia, 14 km (9 mi) south-east of Braniewo, and 67 km (42 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

While traditionally Prussian, with the Second Peace of Thorn in 1466 the area became part of the Kingdom of Poland until 1772; 1772-1945 Kingdom of Prussia and Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Płoskinia

Seat	Płoskinia

Other villages	Bliżewo Chruściel Czosnowo Dąbrowa Demity Długobór Długobór-Osada Giedyle Jarzębiec Łojewo Łozy Lubnowo Pielgrzymowo Pierławki Pierzchały Piórkowo Płoskinia-Kolonia Podlechy Robuzy Strubno Stygajny Szalmia Tolkowiec Trąbki Wysoka Braniewska

Coordinates: 54°18′N 19°59′E / 54.300°N 19.983°E / 54.300; 19.983

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