Łukta
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| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Warmia-Masuria | ||
| Powiat : | Ostródzki | ||
| Gmina : | Łukta | ||
| Geographic location : | 53 ° 48 ' N , 20 ° 5' E | ||
| Residents : | 1000 (2006) | ||
| Postal code : | 14-105 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 89 | ||
| License plate : | NOS | ||
Łukta [ ˈwukta ] ( German Locken ) is a village in the powiat Ostródzki of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland . It is the seat of the rural community of the same name with 4458 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2019).
history
On the basis of the provisions of the Versailles Treaty , the population in the Allenstein voting area , to which Locken belonged, voted on July 11, 1920 on whether it would continue to belong to East Prussia (and thus to Germany) or join Poland. In Locken, 600 residents voted to remain with East Prussia, Poland did not cast any votes.
local community
The rural community (gmina wiejska) Łukta includes the village itself and 18 other villages with school offices (sołectwa).
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Herbert Marzian , Csaba Kenez : "Self-determination for East Germany - A Documentation on the 50th Anniversary of the East and West Prussian Referendum on July 11, 1920"; Editor: Göttinger Arbeitskreis , 1970, p. 103