Kwiecewo

Kwiecewo
Village
Kwiecewo
Coordinates: 53°57′N 20°19′E / 53.950°N 20.317°E / 53.950; 20.317
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Olsztyn County
Gmina Świątki
Population 522

Kwiecewo [kfjɛˈt͡sɛvɔ] (German: Queetz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świątki, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Świątki and 23 km (14 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn on Route 530.

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 522.

References

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


Coordinates: 53°57′00″N 20°19′00″E / 53.9500°N 20.3167°E / 53.9500; 20.3167

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