Barcie, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Barcie [ˈbart͡ɕe] (German: Thewelkehmen; 1938-45: Tulkeim) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dubeninki, within Gołdap County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.^[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) east of Dubeninki, 19 km (12 mi) east of Gołdap, and 148 km (92 mi) 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.

References

Gmina Dubeninki

Seat	Dubeninki

Other villages	Barcie Będziszewo Białe Jeziorki Błąkały Błędziszki Bludzie Małe Bludzie Wielkie Boczki Budwiecie Cisówek Czarne Degucie Golubie Kiekskiejmy Kiepojcie Kociołki Kramnik Lenkupie Linowo Łoje Łysogóra Maciejowięta Markowo Marlinowo Meszno Pluszkiejmy Pobłędzie Przerośl Gołdapska Przesławki Rakówek Redyki Rogajny Skajzgiry Stańczyki Tuniszki Wobały Wysoki Garb Żabojady Zawiszyn Żerdziny Żytkiejmy

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