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Wiśniowo Ełckie

Coordinates: 53°45′20″N 22°31′35″E / 53.75556°N 22.52639°E / 53.75556; 22.52639
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Wiśniowo Ełckie
Village
Wiśniowo Ełckie is located in Poland
Wiśniowo Ełckie
Wiśniowo Ełckie
Coordinates: 53°45′20″N 22°31′35″E / 53.75556°N 22.52639°E / 53.75556; 22.52639
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyEłk
GminaProstki
Founded1486
Population
890
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNEL

Wiśniowo Ełckie [viɕˈɲɔvɔ ˈɛu̯t͡skʲɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Prostki, 14 km (9 mi) south-east of Ełk, and 134 km (83 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in the historic region of Masuria.

History

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The origins of the village date back to 1486, when Gotard Korbowski was granted 66 włókas of land to establish a village.[2] As of 1600, the population was solely Polish.[2]

Under Nazi Germany, the village was renamed Kölmersdorf to erase traces of Polish origin, and was the location of two labour camps of the Reich Labour Service.[3] Following World War II, in 1945, the village became again part of Poland, and its historic Polish name[2] was restored with the addition of the adjective Ełckie after the nearby county seat of Ełk to distinguish it from other villages of the same name.

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ a b c Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XIII (in Polish). Warsaw. 1893. p. 612.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "I Ostpreussen" (in German). Retrieved 15 October 2022.