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Górne, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 54°16′N 22°27′E / 54.267°N 22.450°E / 54.267; 22.450
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Górne
Village
Górne is located in Poland
Górne
Górne
Coordinates: 54°16′N 22°27′E / 54.267°N 22.450°E / 54.267; 22.450
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyGołdap
GminaGołdap
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNGO

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.

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

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The Polish National road 65 runs nearby, west of the village.

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom II (in Polish). Warsaw. 1881. p. 720.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)