Dorsze, Ełk County

See also: Dorsze, Olecko County

Dorsze
Village
Dorsze
Coordinates: 53°55′55″N 22°37′50″E / 53.93194°N 22.63056°E / 53.93194; 22.63056
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Ełk
Gmina	Kalinowo
Population	100

Dorsze [ˈdɔrʂɛ] (German Dorschen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kalinowo, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Kalinowo, 22 km (14 mi) north-east of Ełk, and 141 km (88 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the area was placed under Polish administration according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union or forced to settle in the area through Operation Vistula in 1947.

The village has a population of 100.

Notable residents

Elfriede Mohneke (1922-1994), KZ guard

References

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

Gmina Kalinowo

Seat	Kalinowo

Other villages	Borzymy Czyńcze Długie Dorsze Dudki Ginie Golubie Golubka Grądzkie Ełckie Iwaśki Jędrzejki Kile Koleśniki Krzyżewo Kucze Kulesze Laski Małe Laski Wielkie Lisewo Łoje Makosieje Marcinowo Maże Mazurowo Mikołajki Milewo Piętki Pisanica Prawdziska Romanowo Romoty Skomętno Wielkie Skrzypki Stacze Stare Cimochy Stożne Sypitki Szczudły Turowo Wierzbowo Wysokie Zaborowo Zanie Zocie

Coordinates: 53°55′55″N 22°37′50″E / 53.93194°N 22.63056°E / 53.93194; 22.63056

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