Kałwągi
Kałwągi ( [ kaʊ̯vɔŋɟi ], German cold cheeks ) is a village in Poland in the Warmia and Mazury, community Korsze.
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Geography
The village is located about 14 kilometers south of the state border of Poland to Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. The nearest towns are Sepopol about six kilometers north-west and Korsze about eight kilometers south-east.
History
Today's Kałwągi was created by Kulm law in the 14th century. 1359 spoke of Winrich Kniprode the village in addition to two acres of land, which the village which already owned a tavern, 50 hooves ( approximately 900 acres ) belonged country. Of these, 5 were hooves ( almost 90 acres ) to the village mayor. 1419 the site was mentioned as Caltwange, a prußischer name, composed of "cold" ( sandy place ) and " wangus " ( Eichwald ). In the 15th century the village belonged to the parish Sątoczno ( Leunenburg ). 1785 the village had 24 houses, in 1817 there were 22 215 inhabitants. On December 1, 1920 263 inhabitants were counted in 1933 201 and 1939 172
In 1970, there were 183 inhabitants. In the year there was a primary school and a library item. Since the abolition of Gromadas 1972, the village together with six other towns a mayor's office.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
The nearest train station is located in the eight kilometers away Korsze.
The nearest international airport is the Kaliningrad airport about 90 kilometers north of Kałwągi on Russian territory. About 190 kilometers to the west lies the Lech Walesa Airport Gdansk, which is the nearest international airport on the territory of Poland. The airport Szczytno - Szymany located about 80 kilometers south of Kałwągi, but has only seasonal international aircraft movements.