Połapin

Połapin
Village
Połapin
Coordinates: 54°9′N 20°47′E / 54.150°N 20.783°E
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Lidzbark
Gmina Kiwity

Połapin [pɔˈwapin] (German: Polpen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kiwity, within Lidzbark County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Kiwity, 14 km (9 mi) east of Lidzbark Warmiński, and 45 km (28 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1945 Prussia and Germany (East Prussia). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

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Coordinates: 54°9′N 20°47′E / 54.150°N 20.783°E