Karkajmy | |
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Village | |
  Karkajmy | |
| Coordinates: 54°5′N 20°5′E / 54.083°N 20.083°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Lidzbark |
| Gmina | Orneta |
Karkajmy [karˈkai̯mɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orneta, within Lidzbark County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Orneta, 33 km (21 mi) west of Lidzbark Warmiński, and 44 km (27 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1772 the area was part of the Kingdom of Poland, and in 1772–1945 it belonged to Prussia and Germany (East Prussia).