Wilkowo, Węgorzewo County

For other places with the same name, see Wilkowo.
Wilkowo
Village
Wilkowo
Coordinates: 54°17′N 21°44′E / 54.283°N 21.733°E / 54.283; 21.733
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Węgorzewo
Gmina Węgorzewo

Wilkowo [vilˈkɔvɔ] (German: Wilkowen, 1938-1945 Geroldswalde) 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) north of Węgorzewo and 98 km (61 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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

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Coordinates: 54°17′00″N 21°44′00″E / 54.2833°N 21.7333°E / 54.2833; 21.7333


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