Markiny
Markiny | |
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Village | |
Markiny | |
Coordinates: 54°17′N 20°45′E / 54.283°N 20.750°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Bartoszyce |
Gmina | Gmina Bartoszyce |
Markiny [marˈkʲinɨ] (German: Markienen) 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-west of Bartoszyce and 58 km (36 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia).
Notable residents
- Friedrich von Berg (1866–1939), politician
References
Coordinates: 54°17′00″N 20°45′00″E / 54.2833°N 20.7500°E
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