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For the town of the same name, see Wronki. Village in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
Wronki
Village
Wronki is located in PolandWronkiWronki
Coordinates: 54°01′32″N 22°14′22″E / 54.02556°N 22.23944°E / 54.02556; 22.23944
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyOlecko
GminaŚwiętajno
Founded16th century
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNOE

Wronki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świętajno, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is located in the region of Masuria.

History

Wronki was founded in the 16th century. As of 1600, the population of the village was solely Polish. In 1938, during a massive campaign of renaming of placenames, the government of Nazi Germany renamed it to Fronicken in attempt to erase traces of Polish origin. In 1939, it had a population of 342. Following Germany's defeat in World War II, in 1945, the village became again part of Poland and its historic name was restored.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Wakar, Andrzej (1974). "Z dziejów wsi". In Wakar, Andrzej (ed.). Olecko. Z dziejów miasta i powiatu (in Polish). Olsztyn: Pojezierze. p. 193.
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