Jurkiszki

Jurkiszki
Village
Jurkiszki
Coordinates: 54°18′39″N 22°22′2″E / 54.31083°N 22.36722°E / 54.31083; 22.36722
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Gołdap
Gmina Gołdap
Population 120

Jurkiszki [jurˈkiʂki] (German: Jörkischken, 1938-1945 Jarkental) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gołdap, within Gołdap County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Gołdap and 136 km (85 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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

The village has a population of 120.

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Coordinates: 54°18′39″N 22°22′2″E / 54.31083°N 22.36722°E / 54.31083; 22.36722

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