Mamerki Explained

Mamerki
Settlement Type:Settlement
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:54.1897°N 21.6514°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Warmian-Masurian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Węgorzewo
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Węgorzewo
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+01:00
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+02:00
Registration Plate:NWE

Mamerki (German: Mauerwald) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Węgorzewo, within Węgorzewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is located in the historic region of Masuria, at the point where the Masurian Canal and Lake Mamry meet.

It is located near the town of Węgorzewo and close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1]

A bunker complex, former headquarters of the Supreme Command of the Land Forces (OKH) from World War II, is located in Mamerki. Now it houses a museum.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.