Gierłoż (Gierłoż)
Gierłoż ( pronounced (German: Görlitz in Ostpreußen) is a small village in the administrative district of Gmina Kętrzyn, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-east Poland. It lies approximately 8 km east of Kętrzyn and 74 km north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in the historic region of Masuria. The village has a population of 24.
In 1454 King Casimir IV Jagiellon incorporated the village and region to the Kingdom of Poland upon the request of the Prussian Confederation, and after the subsequent Thirteen Years’ War (1454–1466) it was part of Poland as a fief held by the Teutonic Knights. From the 18th century it was part of the Kingdom of Prussia, and from 1871 to 1945 it was part of Germany, administratively located in the province of East Prussia. During World War II, Adolf Hitler's military headquarters from June 21, 1941 to November 20, 1944 were situated here in a bunker, called the Wolf's Lair. After the defeat of Nazi Germany in the war, in 1945, the village along with Masuria became again part of Poland.
In 1454 King Casimir IV Jagiellon incorporated the village and region to the Kingdom of Poland upon the request of the Prussian Confederation, and after the subsequent Thirteen Years’ War (1454–1466) it was part of Poland as a fief held by the Teutonic Knights. From the 18th century it was part of the Kingdom of Prussia, and from 1871 to 1945 it was part of Germany, administratively located in the province of East Prussia. During World War II, Adolf Hitler's military headquarters from June 21, 1941 to November 20, 1944 were situated here in a bunker, called the Wolf's Lair. After the defeat of Nazi Germany in the war, in 1945, the village along with Masuria became again part of Poland.
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Poland has a temperate transitional climate and its territory traverses the Central European Plain, extending from Baltic Sea in the north to Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains in the south. The longest Polish river is the Vistula, and Poland's highest point is Mount Rysy, situated in the Tatra mountain range of the Carpathians. The country is bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. It also shares maritime boundaries with Denmark and Sweden.
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| PLN | Polish złoty | zÅ‚ | 2 |
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| PL | Polish language |