Klejnowo

Klejnowo
Village
Klejnowo
Coordinates: 54°23′55″N 19°45′37″E / 54.39861°N 19.76028°E / 54.39861; 19.76028
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Gmina Braniewo
Population 119

Klejnowo [klɛi̯ˈnɔvɔ] (German: Klenau)[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 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Braniewo and 84 km (52 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1772, the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, and from 1772-1945 was part of 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 119.

References

  1. ↑ M. Kaemmerer (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
  2. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 54°23′55″N 19°45′37″E / 54.39861°N 19.76028°E / 54.39861; 19.76028

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