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Village in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland

Krzekoty
Village
Krzekoty is located in PolandKrzekotyKrzekoty
Coordinates: 54°21′N 20°10′E / 54.350°N 20.167°E / 54.350; 20.167
Country Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Lelkowo
Population
• Total 70
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration NBR

Krzekoty [kʂɛˈkɔtɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lelkowo, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland,[1] close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of Braniewo and 67 km (42 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Two Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during World War II.[2]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Zestawienie Miejsc Zbrodni Popełnionych na Ludności Cywilnej przez Okupanta Hitlerowskiego na Ziemiach Polskich w latach 1939–1945 (in Polish). Warszawa. 2022. p. 303. ISBN 978-83-954388-3-7.{{[cite book](/wiki/Template:Cite%5Fbook "Template:Cite book")}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)