Kazachye, Kaliningrad Oblast

Kazachye

Загорское
Kazachye Загорское
Rural locality
	Location of Kazachye
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	Coordinates: 54°20′2″N 21°44′52″E
Country	Russia

Kazachye (Russian: Казачье; Polish: Piątki)[1] is an abandoned village in Ozyorsky District, Kaliningrad Oblast of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, on the border with Poland.

History

The village was founded by Polish people.[2] There was a brickyard, windmill and steam distillery in the village in the late 19th century.[1] Under Nazi Germany, the village was renamed Waldkerme to erase traces of Polish origin. The village was abandoned in 1976.

References

Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VIII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1887. pp. 65–66.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Maroszek, Józef (2007). Przewodnik historyczno-turystyczny po dziedzictwie kulturowym pogranicza Polska – Litwa – Kaliningrad (in Polish). Białystok. p. 388.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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[sgk-1] Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VIII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1887. pp. 65–66.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[2] Maroszek, Józef (2007). Przewodnik historyczno-turystyczny po dziedzictwie kulturowym pogranicza Polska – Litwa – Kaliningrad (in Polish). Białystok. p. 388.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)