Wronki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Appearance
Wronki | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 54°01′32″N 22°14′22″E / 54.02556°N 22.23944°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Olecko |
Gmina | Świętajno |
Founded | 16th century |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | NOE |
Wronki [ˈvrɔnki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świętajno, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It is located in the region of Masuria.
History
[edit]Wronki was founded in the 16th century.[2] As of 1600, the population of the village was solely Polish.[2] In 1938, during a massive campaign of renaming of placenames, the government of Nazi Germany renamed it to Fronicken in attempt to erase traces of Polish origin.[2] In 1939, it had a population of 342.[2] Following Germany's defeat in World War II, in 1945, the village became again part of Poland and its historic name was restored.
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