Borki, Gmina Kruklanki

Borki
Village
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Giżycko
Gmina Kruklanki

Borki [ˈbɔrki] (German: Borken, Forst) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruklanki, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1]

Before 1945 the village was part of Germany (East Prussia) and known as Borken, Forst[2] (Translated: Forest Borken). After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union or Ukrainians forced to settle in the area through Operation Vistula in 1947.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008.
  2. ↑ "Gen Wiki, Forst Borken)" (in German). 2017.


Coordinates: 54°04′14″N 22°02′09″E / 54.07056°N 22.03583°E / 54.07056; 22.03583

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