Pogorzel, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Pogorzel (disambiguation).
Pogorzel
Village
Pogorzel
Coordinates: 54°12′N 22°25′E / 54.200°N 22.417°E / 54.200; 22.417
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Gołdap
Gmina Gołdap

Pogorzel [pɔˈɡɔʐɛl] (German: Hegelingen, until 1906 Pogorzellen) 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 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Gołdap and 134 km (83 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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

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Coordinates: 54°11′58″N 22°24′34″E / 54.1994°N 22.4094°E / 54.1994; 22.4094

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