Wikielec, Iława County

Wikielec
Village
Wikielec
Coordinates: 53°35′N 19°32′E / 53.583°N 19.533°E / 53.583; 19.533
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Iława
Gmina Gmina Iława
Population 577

Wikielec [viˈkʲɛlɛt͡s] (German: Winkelsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iława, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Iława and 68 km (42 mi) west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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

The village has a population of 577.

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Coordinates: 53°35′N 19°32′E / 53.583°N 19.533°E / 53.583; 19.533

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