Osowo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Osowo
Village
Osowo
Coordinates: 54°14′N 22°17′E / 54.233°N 22.283°E / 54.233; 22.283
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Gołdap
Gmina Gołdap

Osowo [ɔˈsɔvɔ] (German: Ossau, until 1938 Ossöwen) 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 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Gołdap and 127 km (79 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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

References

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


Coordinates: 54°14′00″N 22°17′00″E / 54.2333°N 22.2833°E / 54.2333; 22.2833

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