Country Poland Gmina Kalinowo | County Ełk Local time Thursday 7:07 PM | |
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Weather 5°C, Wind SW at 19 km/h, 87% Humidity Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship | ||
Borzymy [bɔˈʐɨmɨ] (German: until 1881 Borczymmen, 1881–1936 Borszymmen, 1936–1938 Borschymmen, 1938–1945 Borschimmen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kalinowo, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Kalinowo, 22 km (14 mi) east of Ełk, and 144 km (89 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Map of Borzymy, 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.