Kleszczewo, Olecko County

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Kleszczewo
Village
Kleszczewo
Coordinates: 53°56′N 22°34′E / 53.933°N 22.567°E / 53.933; 22.567
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Olecko
Gmina Wieliczki

Kleszczewo [klɛʂˈt͡ʂɛvɔ] (German: Kleschöwen, from 1938-45 Kleschen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wieliczki, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Wieliczki, 12 km (7 mi) south of Olecko, and 137 km (85 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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

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Coordinates: 53°56′00″N 22°34′00″E / 53.9333°N 22.5667°E / 53.9333; 22.5667

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