Chwalęcin [xfaˈlɛnt͡ɕin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orneta, within Lidzbark County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Orneta, 37 km (23 mi) west of Lidzbark Warmiński, and 53 km (33 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Chwalęcin | |
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Village | |
 Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross | |
  Chwalęcin | |
| Coordinates: 54°10′N 20°2′E / 54.167°N 20.033°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Lidzbark |
| Gmina | Orneta |
| Population | |
| • Total | 190 |
Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, and in 1772–1945 it belonged to Prussia and Germany (East Prussia).
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