Babki Gąseckie

Babki Gąseckie
Village
Babki Gąseckie
Coordinates: 53°55′N 22°30′E / 53.917°N 22.500°E / 53.917; 22.500
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Olecko
Gmina Olecko

Babki Gąseckie [ˈbapki ɡɔ̃ˈsɛt͡skʲɛ] (German: Babken (Kirchspiel Gonsken); from 1938-45 Babeck) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olecko, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Olecko and 133 km (83 mi) east 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: 53°55′N 22°30′E / 53.917°N 22.500°E / 53.917; 22.500


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