Piaski, Ełk County

For other places with the same name, see Piaski.
Piaski
Village
Piaski
Coordinates: 53°55′N 22°19′E / 53.917°N 22.317°E / 53.917; 22.317
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Ełk
Gmina Gmina Ełk

Piaski [ˈpjaski] (German: Piasken (1927-45:Klein Rauschen)) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ełk, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Ełk and 121 km (75 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia).

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Coordinates: 53°55′00″N 22°19′00″E / 53.9167°N 22.3167°E / 53.9167; 22.3167


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