Coordinates: 54°16′N 22°5′E / 54.267°N 22.083°E / 54.267; 22.083

Kulsze

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Kulsze
Village
Kulsze is located in Poland
Kulsze
Kulsze
Coordinates: 54°16′N 22°5′E / 54.267°N 22.083°E / 54.267; 22.083
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyGołdap
GminaBanie Mazurskie
Founded1576
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNGO

Kulsze [ˈkulʂɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Banie Mazurskie, within Gołdap County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Banie Mazurskie, 16 km (10 mi) west of Gołdap, and 117 km (73 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in the historic region of Masuria.

History

The origins of the village date back to 1576, when Maciej Sapała bought land to establish a village.[2] For centuries, it remained an ethnically Polish village.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV (in Polish). Warsaw. 1883. p. 869.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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