Pieńki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Pieńki.
Pieńki
Settlement
Pieńki
Coordinates: 54°5′N 22°32′E / 54.083°N 22.533°E / 54.083; 22.533
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Olecko
Gmina Olecko

Pieńki [ˈpjɛɲki] (German: Stobbenort, until 1928: Stobbenorth) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Olecko, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Olecko and 138 km (86 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: 54°05′00″N 22°32′00″E / 54.0833°N 22.5333°E / 54.0833; 22.5333


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