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Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Kętrzyn |
Gmina | Srokowo |
Silec [ˈɕilɛt͡s] (German Schülzen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Srokowo, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Srokowo, 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Kętrzyn, and 81 km (50 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia).