Kulsze

Kulsze

Kulsze

Village in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland

Kulsze [ˈkulʂɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Banie Mazurskie, within Gołdap County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Banie Mazurskie, 16 km (10 mi) west of Gołdap, and 117 km (73 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in the historic region of Masuria.

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History

The origins of the village date back to 1576, when Maciej Sapała bought land to establish a village.[2] For centuries, it remained an ethnically Polish village.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. [2]
    Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV (in Polish). Warsaw. 1883. p. 869.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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