Kamińsk, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Kamińsk
Village
Kamińsk
Coordinates: 54°19′10″N 20°26′59″E / 54.31944°N 20.44972°E / 54.31944; 20.44972
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Bartoszyce
Gmina Gmina Górowo Iławeckie
Population 1,000

Kamińsk [ˈkamiɲsk] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Górowo Iławeckie, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Górowo Iławeckie, 25 km (16 mi) west of Bartoszyce, and 60 km (37 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

The village has a population of 1,000.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 54°19′10″N 20°26′59″E / 54.31944°N 20.44972°E / 54.31944; 20.44972


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