Wielewo, Kętrzyn County
Wielewo [vjɛˈlɛvɔ] (German Willkamm) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barciany, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Barciany, 25 km (16 mi) north of Kętrzyn, and 77 km (48 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Wielewo | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Wielewo | |
| Coordinates: 54°18′N 21°17′E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Kętrzyn |
| Gmina | Barciany |
| Population | 59 |
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia).
The village has a population of 59.
Notable residents
- Viktor von Pressentin von Rautter (1896-1918), World War I flying ace
gollark: The government throwing money at it will not make that better.
gollark: In many cases you just need to have *a degree* of some sort, even if it's completely pointless, because it shows... that you have the patience to do a thing for 4 years or something??
gollark: Or, well, are just short of it.
gollark: So you just have costs go up until they don't reach the limit!
gollark: I mean, if you have a government policy saying "you'll get whatever education you want, free*", the government cannot just go "we'll not buy from you if you increase the price too much".
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