Wokiele

Wokiele
Village
Wokiele is located in Poland
Wokiele
Wokiele
Coordinates: 54°19′37″N 20°33′05″E / 54.32694°N 20.55139°E / 54.32694; 20.55139
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyBartoszyce
GminaGórowo Iławeckie

Wokiele [vɔˈkʲɛlɛ] (German: Wokellen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Górowo Iławeckie, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1]

The village was mentioned in 1570 as Wockellenn, in 1785 as Wockellen.[2] In 1889 it was a 279 ha estate belonging to the Struve family who were also owners of the nearby village of Piasty Wielkie. It was marked in a map from 1907 as Gut Wokellen.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ "Bildarchiv Ostpreußen". www.bildarchiv-ostpreussen.de. Retrieved 2021-07-05.


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