Piasek, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
For other places with the same name, see Piasek.
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Coordinates: 54°16′N 20°37′E / 54.267°N 20.617°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Bartoszyce |
Gmina | Gmina Górowo Iławeckie |
Piasek [ˈpjasɛk] (German: Sand) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Górowo Iławeckie, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Górowo Iławeckie, 13 km (8 mi) west of Bartoszyce, and 55 km (34 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia).
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Coordinates: 54°16′29″N 20°37′27″E / 54.2747°N 20.6242°E
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