Tołkiny

Tołkiny
Village
Church
Tołkiny
Coordinates: 54°6′30″N 21°13′13″E / 54.10833°N 21.22028°E / 54.10833; 21.22028
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Kętrzyn
Gmina	Korsze

Tołkiny [tɔu̯ˈkinɨ] (German: Tolkynen (1938–45:Tolksdorf)) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Korsze, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Korsze, 11 km (7 mi) west of Kętrzyn, and 60 km (37 mi) north-east 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.

Notable residents

Heinrich Graf zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1882-1944), German general and resistance fighter

References

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

Gmina Korsze

Town and seat	Korsze

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Coordinates: 54°6′30″N 21°13′13″E / 54.10833°N 21.22028°E / 54.10833; 21.22028

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