Wirwilty

Wirwilty
Village
Wirwilty
Coordinates: 54°16′2″N 20°52′4″E / 54.26722°N 20.86778°E / 54.26722; 20.86778
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Bartoszyce
Gmina	Gmina Bartoszyce

Wirwilty [vʲirˈvʲiltɨ] (German: Wehrwilten) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartoszyce, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.^[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Bartoszyce and 59 km (37 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Bartoszyce

Seat (not part of the gmina)	Bartoszyce

Villages	Ardapy Bajdyty Barciszewo Bąsze Bezledy Biała Podlaska Bieliny Borki Borki Sędrowskie Brzostkowo Bukowo Burkarty Ceglarki Ciemna Wola Czerwona Górka Dąbrowa Dębiany Drawa Falczewo Frączki Galinki Galiny Ganitajny Gile Glitajny Głomno Gromki Gruda Gruszynki Jarkowo Karolewka Karolewko Kicina Kiersity Kiertyny Małe Kiertyny Wielkie Kinkajmy Kisity Klekotki Kosy Krawczyki Króle Kromarki Łabędnik Łabędnik Mały Łapkiejmy Leginy Lejdy Lipina Lisówka Łojdy Łoskajmy Lusiny Markiny Maszewy Matyjaszki Merguny Minty Molwity Nalikajmy Nowe Witki Nuny Okopa Osieka Parkoszewo Pasarnia Perkujki Perkuliki Piergozy Piersele Pilwa Plęsy Połęcze Posłusze Rodnowo Sędławki Skitno Sokolica Solno Sortławki Sporwiny Spurgle Spytajny Styligi Szczeciny Szwarunki Szwaruny Szylina Mała Szylina Wielka Tapilkajmy Tolko Tromity Trutnowo Wajsnory Wardomy Wargielity Wawrzyny Węgoryty Wiatrak Wipławki Wirwilty Witki Wojciechy Wojtkowo Wola Wólka Wyręba Wysieka Żardyny Zawiersze Żydowo

Coordinates: 54°16′2″N 20°52′4″E / 54.26722°N 20.86778°E / 54.26722; 20.86778

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