Country Poland Gmina Kalinowo Local time Saturday 5:04 AM | County Ełk Population 750 | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 87% Humidity Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship | ||
Kalinowo [kaliˈnɔvɔ] (German Kallinowen) is a village in Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kalinowo. It lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of Ełk and 144 km (89 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Map of Kalinowo, 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.
The village has a population of 750.
References
Kalinowo, Ełk County Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA