Olszewo Węgorzewskie

Olszewo Węgorzewskie
Village
Olszewo Węgorzewskie
Coordinates: 54°18′N 21°45′E / 54.300°N 21.750°E / 54.300; 21.750
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Węgorzewo
Gmina Budry

Olszewo Węgorzewskie [ɔlˈʂɛvɔ vɛnɡɔˈʐɛfskʲɛ] (German: Olschöwen, from 1938-45 Kanitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Budry, within Węgorzewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Budry, 10 km (6 mi) north of Węgorzewo, and 100 km (62 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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

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Coordinates: 54°18′N 21°45′E / 54.300°N 21.750°E / 54.300; 21.750


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