Grabowo, Gołdap County Explained

Grabowo
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 36°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:NGO
Blank Name Sec2:Voivodeship roads

Grabowo 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 1240NaN0 north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in the historic region of Masuria.

History

The local church was founded in 1589. In the late 19th century, the village had a population of 521.[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. 788.