Pieszkowo

Village in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
54°12′56″N 20°30′11″E / 54.21556°N 20.50306°E / 54.21556; 20.50306Country PolandVoivodeshipWarmian-MasurianCountyBartoszyceGminaGórowo Iławeckie

Pieszkowo [pjɛʂˈkɔvɔ] 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) south of Górowo Iławeckie, 20 km (12 mi) west of Bartoszyce, and 48 km (30 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Notable people

  • Klaas Reimer (1770–1837) the founder of the Kleine Gemeinde, a Mennonite denomination

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


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