Wilki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Wilki.
Wilki
Settlement
Wilki
Coordinates: 54°25′3″N 19°57′39″E / 54.41750°N 19.96083°E / 54.41750; 19.96083
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Gmina Braniewo
Population 2

Wilki [ˈvilki] (German: Birkenau) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Braniewo, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Braniewo and 79 km (49 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945, the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

The settlement has a population of 2.

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Coordinates: 54°25′3″N 19°57′39″E / 54.41750°N 19.96083°E / 54.41750; 19.96083


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