Górki, Kwidzyn County

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Górki
Village
Górki
Coordinates: 53°43′51″N 18°57′43″E / 53.73083°N 18.96194°E / 53.73083; 18.96194
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Kwidzyn
Gmina	Gmina Kwidzyn
Population	538

Górki [ˈɡurki] (German: Gorken; 1938:Waltershof; 1939-45:Marienwerder-Waltershof) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kwidzyn, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Kwidzyn and 74 km (46 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 538.

Notable Residents

Ida Siekmann (1902–1961), first casualty of the Berlin Wall

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

v t e Gmina Kwidzyn

Seat (not part of the gmina)	Kwidzyn

Villages	Baldram Brachlewo Brokowo Bronno Bursztych Bystrzec Dankowo Dubiel Gilwa Mała Gniewskie Pole Górki Grabówko Gurcz Janowo Jurandowo Kamionka Korzeniewo Kramrowo Licze Lipianki Mały Baldram Mareza Nowa Wieś Kwidzyńska Nowe Lignowy Nowy Dwór Obory Ośno Paczkowo Pastwa Pawlice Piekarniak Podzamcze Pole Rakowieckie Pólko Małe Rakowice Rakowiec Rozpędziny Stary Dwór Szadowo Szadowski Młyn Szałwinek Szopowo Tychnowy Wola-Sosenka

Coordinates: 53°43′51″N 18°57′43″E / 53.73083°N 18.96194°E / 53.73083; 18.96194

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