Czyprki, Bartoszyce County

Village in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland

54°19′18″N 20°33′45″E / 54.32167°N 20.56250°E / 54.32167; 20.56250Country

PolandVoivodeshipWarmian-MasurianCountyBartoszyceGminaGórowo IławeckiePopulation

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Czyprki [ˈt͡ʂɨprki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Górowo Iławeckie, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.^[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Górowo Iławeckie, 18 km (11 mi) north-west of Bartoszyce, and 60 km (37 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.

The village was founded in the 14th century under the name Tapperlauken. In 1537 the village was purchased by Merten Zipperka and already in 1570 it appeared in the records under the new name Zipperken.^[2]

References

^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
^ (Schulz-Topprienen), Schulz, Horst (1990). Die Städte und Gemeinden des Kreises Preussisch Eylau : Geschichte und Dokumentation. Kreisgemeinschaft Pr. Eylau. OCLC 26097856.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)