Górne, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Explained

Górne
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Warmian-Masurian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Gołdap
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Gołdap
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:54.2667°N 49°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:NGO

Górne 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 11km (07miles) south-east of Gołdap and 1390NaN0 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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom II. 1881. pl. Warsaw. 720.