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Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Kętrzyn |
Gmina | Barciany |
Skierki [ˈskʲɛrki] (German Wehlack) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barciany, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Barciany, 8 km (5 mi) north of Kętrzyn, and 71 km (44 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia).