Grabowo, Gołdap County

For other places with the same name, see Grabowo.

Grabowo
Village
Grabowo
Coordinates: 54°13′N 22°14′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Gołdap
Gmina	Gołdap
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	NGO
Voivodeship roads

Grabowo [ɡraˈbɔvɔ] 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 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-west of Gołdap and 124 km (77 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in the historic region of Masuria.

History

The local church was founded in 1589.[2] In the late 19th century, the village had a population of 521.[2]

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom II (in Polish). Warsaw. 1881. p. 788.