Wilkasy, Giżycko County

For other places with the same name, see Wilkasy (disambiguation).
Wilkasy
Village
Wilkasy
Coordinates: 54°0′44″N 21°44′7″E / 54.01222°N 21.73528°E / 54.01222; 21.73528
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Giżycko
Gmina Gmina Giżycko
Population 2,000

Wilkasy [vilˈkasɨ] (German: Wolfsee, until 1938 Willkassen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Giżycko and 85 km (53 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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

The village has a population of 2,000.

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Coordinates: 54°0′44″N 21°44′7″E / 54.01222°N 21.73528°E / 54.01222; 21.73528


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