Wapnik

      Wapnik
      —  Village  —
      Wapnik is located in Poland
      Wapnik
      Coordinates: 54°4′N 20°10′E / 54.067°N 20.167°E / 54.067; 20.167
      Country Poland Poland
      Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
      County Lidzbark
      Gmina Lubomino

      Wapnik [ˈvapnik] (German: Kalkstein) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubomino, within Lidzbark County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) west of Lidzbark Warmiński and 39 km (24 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn, and a short distance east of the Pasłęka River.

      While traditionally Prussian, with the Second Peace of Thorn in 1466 the area became part of the Kingdom of Poland until 1772; 1772-1945 Kingdom of Prussia and Germany (East Prussia).

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      Last modified on 10 March 2013, at 07:03