Górne [ˈɡurnɛ] 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 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Gołdap and 139 km (86 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in the historic region of Masuria.
Górne | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 54°16′N 22°27′E / 54.267°N 22.450°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Gołdap |
Gmina | Gołdap |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | NGO |
For centuries, the population of the village was Polish by ethnicity, and Protestant by confession.[2] The local church was built in the 17th century.[2]
Transport
editThe Polish National road 65 runs nearby, west of the village.
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom II (in Polish). Warsaw. 1881. p. 720.
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