Gierkiny
| Gierkiny | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Gierkiny | |
| Coordinates: 54°20′N 21°12′E / 54.333°N 21.200°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Bartoszyce |
| Gmina | Sępopol |
Gierkiny [ɡʲɛrˈkinɨ] (German: Gerkiehnen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sępopol, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Sępopol, 28 km (17 mi) east of Bartoszyce, and 77 km (48 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.
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Coordinates: 54°20′00″N 21°12′00″E / 54.3333°N 21.2000°E
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