Silec
| Silec | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Silec | |
| Coordinates: 54°10′N 21°33′E / 54.167°N 21.550°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Kętrzyn |
| Gmina | Srokowo |
Silec [ˈɕilɛt͡s] (German Schülzen) 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 of Srokowo, 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Kętrzyn, and 81 km (50 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia).