Szalmia

Szalmia
Settlement
Szalmia
Coordinates: 54°17′23″N 19°52′4″E / 54.28972°N 19.86778°E / 54.28972; 19.86778
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Płoskinia

Szalmia [ˈʂalmja] (German Schalmey) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Płoskinia, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Płoskinia, 11 km (7 mi) south of Braniewo, and 70 km (43 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1945 Prussia and Germany (East Prussia).

References


Coordinates: 54°17′23″N 19°52′4″E / 54.28972°N 19.86778°E / 54.28972; 19.86778

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, March 10, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.