Wikielec, Braniewo County
See also: Wikielec, Iława County
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Coordinates: 53°34′48″N 19°31′12″E / 53.58000°N 19.52000°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Iława |
Gmina | Gmina Iława |
Wikielec [viˈkʲɛlɛt͡s] (German: Winkelsdorf) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Iława, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Iława and 81 km (50 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.
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Coordinates: 53°34′48″N 19°31′12″E / 53.58000°N 19.52000°E
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