Gąski, Olecko County

Gąski
Village
Gąski
Coordinates: 53°57′N 22°26′E / 53.950°N 22.433°E
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Olecko
Gmina Olecko

Gąski [ˈɡɔ̃ski] (German: Gonsken, from 1938-45 Herzogskirchen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olecko, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Olecko and 129 km (80 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945, the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

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Coordinates: 53°57′00″N 22°26′00″E / 53.9500°N 22.4333°E