Okowizna
Encyclopedia
Okowizna o is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Pozezdrze
, within Węgorzewo County
, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Pozezdrze
, 8 km (5 mi) south of Węgorzewo
, and 94 km (58 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn
.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia
).
Gmina Pozezdrze
Gmina Pozezdrze is a rural gmina in Węgorzewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Pozezdrze, which lies approximately south-east of Węgorzewo and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
, within Węgorzewo County
Wegorzewo County
Węgorzewo County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia. It was created in 2002 out of the northern part of Giżycko County. Its administrative seat and only town is Węgorzewo, which lies north-east...
, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, or Warmia-Masuria Province , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn...
, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Pozezdrze
Pozezdrze
Pozezdrze is a village in Węgorzewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Pozezdrze...
, 8 km (5 mi) south of Węgorzewo
Wegorzewo
Węgorzewo is a tourist town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, not far from the border with Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. It is the seat of Węgorzewo County. Lake Mamry is close to the town.-Etymology:...
, and 94 km (58 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn
Olsztyn
Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Łyna River. Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in the Olsztyn Voivodeship...
.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia
East Prussia
East Prussia is the main part of the region of Prussia along the southeastern Baltic Coast from the 13th century to the end of World War II in May 1945. From 1772–1829 and 1878–1945, the Province of East Prussia was part of the German state of Prussia. The capital city was Königsberg.East Prussia...
).