Wilkowo, Węgorzewo County

Wilkowo [vilˈkɔvɔ] (German: Wilkowen, 1938-1945 Geroldswalde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgorzewo, within Węgorzewo 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) north of Węgorzewo and 98 km (61 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Wilkowo
Village
Wilkowo
Coordinates: 54°17′N 21°44′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyWęgorzewo
GminaWęgorzewo

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

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