Country Poland Gmina Gołdap | County Gołdap Local time Wednesday 4:05 PM | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind W at 13 km/h, 46% Humidity Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship | ||
Pogorzel [pɔˈɡɔʐɛl] (German: Hegelingen, until 1906 Pogorzellen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gołdap, within Gołdap County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Gołdap and 134 km (83 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Map of Pogorzel, Poland
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most 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.