Dwórzno, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Dwórzno
Village
Dwórzno
Coordinates: 54°15′N 20°28′E / 54.250°N 20.467°E / 54.250; 20.467
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Bartoszyce
Gmina Gmina Górowo Iławeckie
Population 580

Dwórzno [ˈdvuʐnɔ] (German: Hoofe)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Górowo Iławeckie, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[2] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Górowo Iławeckie, 22 km (14 mi) west of Bartoszyce, and 52 km (32 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Hoofe was the scene of the "Bataille de Hoff" throughout the Napoleonic Battle of Eylau in February 1807.[3]

Population

  • 1933: 531
  • 1939: 519[4]
  • 2008: 580

References

  1. ↑ "Former Territory of Germany" (in German). 2017-11-08.
  2. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  3. ↑ Bataille de Hoff (French)
  4. ↑ verwaltungsgeschichte.de

Coordinates: 54°15′N 20°28′E / 54.250°N 20.467°E / 54.250; 20.467


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