Kolniszki
Kolniszki | |
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Village | |
| Coordinates: 54°16′N 22°23′E / 54.267°N 22.383°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Gołdap |
| Gmina | Gołdap |
| Founded | 1564 |
| Founded by | Jan Bender |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | NGO |
Kolniszki [kɔlˈniʂki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gołdap, within Gołdap County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Gołdap and 135 km (84 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Kolniszki was founded in 1564 by Jan Bender from Skocze, who bought land to establish the village.