Winda, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Winda
Village
Winda
Coordinates: 54°9′33″N 21°23′44″E / 54.15917°N 21.39556°E / 54.15917; 21.39556
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Kętrzyn
Gmina Barciany
Population 200

Winda [ˈvinda] (German Wenden) 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 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Barciany, 9 km (6 mi) north of Kętrzyn, and 72 km (45 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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

The village has a population of 200.

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Coordinates: 54°9′33″N 21°23′44″E / 54.15917°N 21.39556°E / 54.15917; 21.39556

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