Jonkowo

Jonkowo
Village
Jonkowo
Coordinates: 53°49′32″N 20°18′29″E / 53.82556°N 20.30806°E / 53.82556; 20.30806
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Olsztyn County
Gmina Jonkowo
Population 1,500

Jonkowo [jɔnˈkɔvɔ] (German Jonkendorf) is a village in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Jonkowo.[1] It lies approximately 14 km (9 mi) west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

While traditionally Prussian, with the Second Peace of Thorn in 1466 the area became part of the Kingdom of Poland until 1772; 1772-1945 Kingdom of Prussia and Germany (East Prussia).

The village has a population of 1,500.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 53°49′32″N 20°18′29″E / 53.82556°N 20.30806°E / 53.82556; 20.30806

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/8/2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.