Wilkiejmy

Wilkiejmy
Village
Wilkiejmy
Coordinates: 54°0′N 20°41′E / 54.000°N 20.683°E / 54.000; 20.683
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Olsztyn County
Gmina Jeziorany

Wilkiejmy [vilˈkʲɛi̯mɨ] (German: Walkeim) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jeziorany, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Jeziorany and 27 km (17 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1945 Prussia and Germany (East Prussia). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

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Coordinates: 54°0′N 20°41′E / 54.000°N 20.683°E / 54.000; 20.683

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