Gmina Świętajno | County Olecko Local time Saturday 4:16 PM | |
Weather 9°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 63% Humidity Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship | ||
Chełchy [ˈxɛu̯xɨ] (German: Kelchen, until 1938 Chelchen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świętajno, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.
Map of Che%C5%82chy, Poland
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
Chełchy, Gmina Świętajno Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA