Country Poland Gmina Gmina Bartoszyce Website www.wojciechy-city.pl | County Bartoszyce Population 548 Local time Wednesday 1:54 AM | |
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Weather 5°C, Wind SW at 3 km/h, 88% Humidity Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship | ||
Wojciechy [vɔi̯ˈt͡ɕexɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartoszyce, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Bartoszyce and 84 km (52 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Map of Wojciechy, Poland
Before 1945 the village was part of Germany (East Prussia) and known as Albrechtsdorf. 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 Ukrainians forced to settle in the area through Operation Vistula in 1947.
The village has a population of 548 (February 2011).