Chojnica, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
See also: Chojnica, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Chojnica | |
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Coordinates: 54°10′N 21°29′E / 54.167°N 21.483°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Kętrzyn |
Gmina | Srokowo |
Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
Chojnica [xɔi̯ˈnit͡sa] (German Knipprode) 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-west of Srokowo, 12 km (7 mi) north-east of Kętrzyn, and 78 km (48 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia).