Country Poland Gmina Stare Juchy Local time Tuesday 11:21 PM | County Ełk Population 64 | |
 | ||
Weather 3°C, Wind S at 5 km/h, 95% Humidity Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship | ||
Bałamutowo [bawamuˈtɔvɔ] (German: Ballamutowen; 1934-1945: Giersfelde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Juchy, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Stare Juchy, 12 km (7 mi) north-west of Ełk, and 116 km (72 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Map of Ba%C5%82amutowo, Poland
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the area was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union or forced to settle in the area through Operation Vistula in 1947.
The village has a population of 64.