Banie Mazurskie | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 54°14′18″N 22°2′21″E / 54.23833°N 22.03917°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Gołdap |
Gmina | Banie Mazurskie |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jan Sobuta |
Area | 205 km2 (79 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | 3,770 |
• Density | 18/km2 (48/sq mi) |
Postal code | 19-520 |
Area Code | (+48) 87 |
Vehicle registration | NGO |
Banie Mazurskie [ˈbaɲɛ maˈzurskʲɛ] is a village in Gołdap County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Banie Mazurskie. It lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of Gołdap and 113 km (70 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1945, the village was part of Germany (East Prussia) and known as Benkheim.
The village has a population of 1,500.
Coordinates: 54°14′18″N 22°2′21″E / 54.23833°N 22.03917°E