Kierwik

Kierwik
Settlement
Kierwik
Coordinates: 53°36′41″N 21°22′19″E / 53.61139°N 21.37194°E
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Szczytno
Gmina Świętajno

Kierwik [ˈkʲɛrvik] (German: Kurwig; 1938-45: Kurwick) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Świętajno, within Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Świętajno, 27 km (17 mi) east of Szczytno, and 61 km (38 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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

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Coordinates: 53°36′41″N 21°22′19″E / 53.61139°N 21.37194°E