Country Poland Gmina Kowale Oleckie | County Olecko Local time Friday 4:24 AM | |
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Weather -1°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 86% Humidity Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship | ||
Gorczyce [ɡɔrˈt͡ʂɨt͡sɛ] (German: Gortzitzen, from 1909 until 1945 Gartenberg) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kowale Oleckie, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Kowale Oleckie, 13 km (8 mi) north of Olecko, and 137 km (85 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Map of Gorczyce, 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.
References
Gorczyce, Olecko County Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA