Wyszkowo, Poland

Wyszkowo
Village
Wyszkowo
Coordinates: 54°21′N 20°7′E / 54.350°N 20.117°E / 54.350; 20.117
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Lelkowo

Wyszkowo [vɨʂˈkɔvɔ] (German: Hohenfürst) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lelkowo, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of Braniewo and 68 km (42 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

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Coordinates: 54°21′N 20°7′E / 54.350°N 20.117°E / 54.350; 20.117

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