Boćwiński Młyn
Boćwiński Młyn | |
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Boćwiński Młyn | |
Coordinates: 54°13′30″N 22°9′14″E / 54.22500°N 22.15389°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Gołdap |
Gmina | Gołdap |
Population | 170 |
Boćwiński Młyn [bɔt͡ɕˈfiɲski ˈmwɨn] (German: Herandstaler Mühle; until 1938: Bodschwingker Mühle) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gołdap, within Gołdap County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Gołdap and 119 km (74 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.
The village has a population of 170.
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Coordinates: 54°13′30″N 22°9′14″E / 54.22500°N 22.15389°E