Węgielsztyn

Węgielsztyn
Village
Węgielsztyn
Coordinates: 54°14′N 21°38′E / 54.233°N 21.633°E / 54.233; 21.633
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Węgorzewo
Gmina Węgorzewo

Węgielsztyn [vɛnˈɡʲɛlʂtɨn] (German: Engelstein) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgorzewo, within Węgorzewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Węgorzewo and 90 km (56 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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

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Coordinates: 54°14′N 21°38′E / 54.233°N 21.633°E / 54.233; 21.633


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