Słup, Braniewo County

For other places with the same name, see Słup.
Słup
Village
Słup
Coordinates: 54°17′47″N 20°12′2″E / 54.29639°N 20.20056°E / 54.29639; 20.20056
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Lelkowo
Population 30

Słup [swup] (German: Schlepstein) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lelkowo, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) east of Braniewo and 61 km (38 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

The village has a population of 30.

References

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


Coordinates: 54°17′47″N 20°12′2″E / 54.29639°N 20.20056°E / 54.29639; 20.20056


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