Gniewkowo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Gniewkowo (disambiguation).
Gniewkowo
Village
Gniewkowo
Coordinates: 54°20′20″N 20°20′46″E / 54.33889°N 20.34611°E
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Bartoszyce
Gmina Gmina Górowo Iławeckie

Gniewkowo [ɡɲefˈkɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Górowo Iławeckie, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Górowo Iławeckie, 32 km (20 mi) west of Bartoszyce, and 63 km (39 mi) north 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: 54°20′20″N 20°20′46″E / 54.33889°N 20.34611°E