Grzędowo
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Grzędowo | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 54°22′19″N 20°4′32″E / 54.37194°N 20.07556°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Braniewo |
Gmina | Gmina Braniewo |
Population | 74 |
Grzędowo [ɡʐɛnˈdɔvɔ] (German: Rödersdorf)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Braniewo, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[2] It lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) east of Braniewo and 71 km (44 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1945 Prussia and Germany (East Prussia). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.
The village has a population of 74.
References
- ^ M. Kaemmerer (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
54°22′19″N 20°4′32″E / 54.37194°N 20.07556°E