Wilknity [vilkˈnitɨ] (German: Wilknitt) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lelkowo, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It lies approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) south-east of Braniewo and 60 km (37 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia).