page_title: Gołdap
section_title: Post-war Poland
hierarchical_section_title: Gołdap / History / Post-war Poland
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Gołdap, kasyno oficerskie, 1906-1910 Deutsch: Ehemaliges Offizierskasino (1906-1910), ul. Wolności (früher: Wilhelmstrasse), Goldap, Polen This is a photo of a monument in Poland identified by the ID 707639
context_page_description: Gołdap is a town in northeastern Poland, in the region of Masuria, seat of Gołdap County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It is located on the Gołdapa River, between the Szeskie Hills and the Puszcza Romincka forest. It has a population of 15,600.
context_section_description: After the war, the town—together with the southern two-thirds of East Prussia—was placed under Polish administration according to the 1945 Potsdam Conference. The remaining German-speaking populace, including Masurians, who had not evacuated were subsequently expelled westward and replaced by Poles. The town, renamed from the German Goldap to the Polish Gołdap, was rebuilt and retained its status as a seat of a powiat.
  Today the town of Gołdap remains an important centre of local trade and commerce. There are several small food production facilities (milk plant, industrial slaughterhouse, mill) located there, as well as a paper mill and a small tourist equipment works. In addition, it is one of the centres of tourism, with many skiing, swimming, sailing and leisure centres located both in the town and around it.
caption: Former Officers' Mess
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