Kolniszki

Kolniszki
Village
Kolniszki
Coordinates: 54°16′N 22°23′E / 54.267°N 22.383°E / 54.267; 22.383
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Gołdap
Gmina Gołdap

Kolniszki [kɔlˈniʂki] (German: Collnischken; 1938-45: Burgfelde) 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 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Gołdap and 135 km (84 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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

Notable residents

References

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


Coordinates: 54°16′00″N 22°23′00″E / 54.2667°N 22.3833°E / 54.2667; 22.3833


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