Wola, Bartoszyce County
For other places with the same name, see Wola.
Wola | |
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Village | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Bartoszyce |
Gmina | Gmina Bartoszyce |
Wola [ˈvɔla] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartoszyce, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1]
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.
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Coordinates: 54°18′50″N 20°43′08″E / 54.31389°N 20.71889°E
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