Wokiele
Wokiele | |
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  Wokiele | |
| Coordinates: 54°19′37″N 20°33′05″E / 54.32694°N 20.55139°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Bartoszyce |
| Gmina | Górowo Iławeckie |
Wokiele [vɔˈkʲɛlɛ] (German: Wokellen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Górowo Iławeckie, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1]
The village was mentioned in 1570 as Wockellenn, in 1785 as Wockellen.[2] In 1889 it was a 279 ha estate belonging to the Struve family who were also owners of the nearby village of Piasty Wielkie. It was marked in a map from 1907 as Gut Wokellen.
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ "Bildarchiv Ostpreußen". www.bildarchiv-ostpreussen.de. Retrieved 2021-07-05.