Łabędnik
Appearance
Łabędnik | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 54°11′4″N 20°58′8″E / 54.18444°N 20.96889°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Bartoszyce |
Gmina | Bartoszyce |
Population | 470 |
Łabędnik [waˈbɛndɲik] (German: Groß Schwansfeld)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartoszyce, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[2] It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Bartoszyce and 55 km (34 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Notable residents
[edit]- Friedrich von der Groeben (1645-1712), German general in the Turkish Wars
References
[edit]- ^ Kaemmerer, Margarete (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.