Główka, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Explained

See also: Główka, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.

Główka
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:54.2167°N 35°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:NGO
Blank Name Sec2:Voivodeship roads

Główka 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 13km (08miles) south-west of Gołdap and 1230NaN0 north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in the historic region of Masuria.

In the late 19th century, the village was Polish by ethnicity.[2]

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. 610.