Michałki () is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in the administrative district of

Gmina Kozłowo __NOTOC__ Gmina Kozłowo is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Nidzica County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Kozłowo, Nidzica County, Kozłowo, which lies approximately south-west of Nidzica ...

, within

Nidzica County __NOTOC__ Nidzica County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in ...

, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Kozłowo, north-west of

Nidzica Nidzica (; formerly ; ; ) is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of Poland, lying between Olsztyn and Mława, in Masuria. The capital of Nidzica County, its population in 2017 was 13,872. History The settlement was originally founded by O ...

, and south of the regional capital

Olsztyn Olsztyn ( , ) is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with powiat rights, city with county rights. The population of the city was estimated at 169,793 residents Olsz ...

Geography

Michałki lies in a region characterized by post

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terrain, including forests, lakes, and rolling hills. The area is part of the Nidzica Plain (Równina Nidzicka), which is bordered by the Omulew Lake to the east and the

Nida River The Nida is a river in central Poland, a left tributary of the Vistula river, into which it flows near Nowy Korczyn). The Nida has a length of 154 kilometres and a basin area of 3,844 km2.Teutonic Order The Teutonic Order is a religious order (Catholic), Catholic religious institution founded as a military order (religious society), military society in Acre, Israel, Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. The Order of Brothers of the German House of Sa ...

era (

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– 15th centuries) or later, as part of the

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After

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, the region became part of

East Prussia East Prussia was a Provinces of Prussia, province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1772 to 1829 and again from 1878 (with the Kingdom itself being part of the German Empire from 1871); following World War I it formed part of the Weimar Republic's ...

(Germany) until 1945, when it was transferred to Poland under the Postdam Agreement The village was repopulated by Poles displaced from former eastern territories (modern-day

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)

Administration

Michałki is part of

Gmina Nidzica __NOTOC__ Gmina Nidzica is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Nidzica County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Nidzica, which lies approximately south of the regional capital Olsztyn. The gm ...

, a mixed urban-rural

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

. The village is governed by the Nidzica County (Powiat Nidzicki), which includes 4 communes and 33 villages.

Demographics

Exact population figures are unavailable, but Michałki is estimated to have fewer than 100 residents, typical of small Masurian settlements.

References

Villages in Nidzica County {{Nidzica-geo-stub