Kolniszki

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.^[1] It lies approximately 8 km (5 mi) south-east of Gołdap and 135 km (84 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Kolniszki
Village
Kolniszki
Coordinates: 54°16′N 22°23′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 was founded in 1564 by Jan Bender from Skocze, who bought land to establish the village.^[2][3]

Notable residents

• Herbert Ehrenberg (1926–2018), German politician