Żydowo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
For other places with the same name, see Żydowo.
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Coordinates: 54°18′40″N 20°50′24″E / 54.31111°N 20.84000°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Bartoszyce |
Gmina | Gmina Bartoszyce |
Żydowo [ʐɨˈdɔvɔ] (German: Siddau) 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.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Bartoszyce and 63 km (39 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the region was divided between Poland and the Soviet Union.
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Coordinates: 54°18′40″N 20°50′24″E / 54.31111°N 20.84000°E
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