Bukowiec, Bartoszyce County
Bukowiec [buˈkɔvjɛt͡s] (German: Buchholz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Górowo Iławeckie, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Górowo Iławeckie, 27 km (17 mi) west of Bartoszyce, and 57 km (35 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Bukowiec | |
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Village | |
  Bukowiec | |
| Coordinates: 54°17′22″N 20°24′5″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Bartoszyce |
| Gmina | Gmina Górowo Iławeckie |
| Population | 780 |
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia).
Notable residents
- Gotthilf Christoph Wilhelm Busolt (1771–1831), German scholar
Population
- 1933: 603
- 1939: 587[2]
- 2008: 780
References
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