Wielewo, Braniewo County

Coordinates: 54°19′7″N 19°49′59″E / 54.31861°N 19.83306°E / 54.31861; 19.83306
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See also: Wielewo, Kętrzyn County
Wielewo
Village
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyBraniewo
GminaGmina Braniewo
Population
46

Wielewo [vjɛˈlɛvɔ] (German: Fehlau) 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.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Braniewo and 74 km (46 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union or Ukranians forced to settle in the area through Operation Vistula in 1947.

The village has a population of 46.

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


54°19′7″N 19°49′59″E / 54.31861°N 19.83306°E / 54.31861; 19.83306

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