Jany, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Jany
Village
Jany
Coordinates: 54°16′N 22°10′E / 54.267°N 22.167°E / 54.267; 22.167
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Gołdap
Gmina Gołdap

Jany [ˈjanɨ] (German: Groß Jahnen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gołdap, within Gołdap 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) south-west of Gołdap and 122 km (76 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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°16′00″N 22°10′00″E / 54.2667°N 22.1667°E / 54.2667; 22.1667

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