Młoteczno

Młoteczno
Village
Młoteczno
Coordinates: 54°24′15″N 19°51′23″E / 54.40417°N 19.85639°E / 54.40417; 19.85639
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Gmina Braniewo
Population 295

Młoteczno [mwɔˈtɛt͡ʂnɔ] (German: Hammersdorf)[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 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Braniewo and 81 km (50 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

The village has a population of 295.

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°24′15″N 19°51′23″E / 54.40417°N 19.85639°E / 54.40417; 19.85639


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