Grabowo, Gołdap County
Grabowo | |
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Village | |
Church in Grabowo | |
Grabowo | |
| Coordinates: 54°13′N 22°14′E / 54.217°N 22.233°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Gołdap |
| Gmina | Gołdap |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | NGO |
| Voivodeship roads | |
Grabowo [ɡraˈbɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gołdap, within Gołdap County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 13 km (8 mi) south-west of Gołdap and 124 km (77 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in the historic region of Masuria.
History
The local church was founded in 1589.[2] In the late 19th century, the village had a population of 521, Polish by ethnicity and Lutheran by confession.[2]
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom II (in Polish). Warsaw. 1881. p. 788.
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