Chełchy, Gmina Świętajno
For other places with the same name, see Chełchy (disambiguation).
Chełchy | |
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Village | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Olecko |
Gmina | Świętajno |
Chełchy [ˈxɛu̯xɨ] (German: Kelchen, until 1938 Chelchen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świętajno, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1]
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.
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Coordinates: 54°02′33″N 22°16′45″E / 54.04250°N 22.27917°E
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