Coordinates: 54°18′20″N 23°09′11″E / 54.30556°N 23.15306°E / 54.30556; 23.15306

Jegliniec, Suwałki County

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Jegliniec
Village
Coordinates: 54°18′20″N 23°09′11″E / 54.30556°N 23.15306°E / 54.30556; 23.15306
CountryFile:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountySuwałki
GminaSzypliszki

Jegliniec ([jɛˈɡliɲɛt͡s]; Lithuanian: Eglinė[1]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szypliszki, within Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania.[2] Remnants of a Yotvingian fortified settlement are located in this village.[3] The town was founded near the end of the 18th century in Grodno County, Trakai Voivodeship.[4] From 1975 to 1998, it was in Suwałki Voivodeship.

References

  1. VLKK 2002.
  2. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. Official website of Szypliszki County (in Polish), archived from the original March 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. Вялікі гістарычны атлас Беларусі Т.2, Minsk 2013, s. 86.

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