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Cimochy, Warmian Masurian Voivodeship

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Country
  
Poland

Gmina
  
Wieliczki

Local time
  
Saturday 8:36 PM

County
  
Olecko

Population
  
456

Cimochy, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Weather
  
5°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 81% Humidity

Voivodeship
  
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Cimochy [t͡ɕiˈmɔxɨ] (German: Groß Czymochen, from 1929–1945 Reuß) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wieliczki, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Wieliczki, 15 km (9 mi) south-east of Olecko, and 145 km (90 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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Map of Cimochy, Poland

Before 1945, the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the area was placed under Polish administration according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. 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 456.

Notable residents

  • Arno von Lenski (1893–1986), general
  • References

    Cimochy, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Wikipedia