Silginy

Silginy
Village
Silginy
Coordinates: 54°15′37″N 21°12′22″E / 54.26028°N 21.20611°E
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Kętrzyn
Gmina Barciany
Population 140

Silginy [ɕilˈɡinɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barciany, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Barciany, 23 km (14 mi) north-west of Kętrzyn, and 71 km (44 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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

The village has a population of 140.

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Coordinates: 54°15′37″N 21°12′22″E / 54.26028°N 21.20611°E