Wilkasy | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Warmian-Masurian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Giżycko |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Giżycko |
Coordinates: | 54.0122°N 21.7353°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Population Total: | 2000 |
Registration Plate: | NGI |
Blank Name Sec2: | National roads |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Voivodeship roads |
Wilkasy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4km (02miles) south-west of Giżycko and 850NaN0 east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Located on the western shore of Lake Niegocin, it is a popular summer tourist destination in Masuria.
The village dates back to the Middle Ages. In 1493, the old privilege of the village was renewed, and its administrator at the time was Jan Górski. As of 1625, the village had an exclusively Polish population.[2]
Wilkasy is located at the intersection of National road 59 and Voivodeship road 643. There is also a train station in the village.