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Gierkiny [ɡʲɛrˈkinɨ] (German: Gerkiehnen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sępopol, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Sępopol, 28 km (17 mi) east of Bartoszyce, and 77 km (48 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Map of Gierkiny, Poland
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.
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Gierkiny Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA