Pozezdrze

Pozezdrze
Village
Pozezdrze
Coordinates: 54°8′31″N 21°51′31″E / 54.14194°N 21.85861°E / 54.14194; 21.85861
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Węgorzewo
Gmina Pozezdrze
Population 1,320

Pozezdrze [pɔˈzɛzdʐɛ] (German: Possessern)[1] is a village in Węgorzewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Pozezdrze.[2] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Węgorzewo and 98 km (61 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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

The village has a population of 1,320.

References

  1. ↑ "Former Territory of Germany" (in German). 2017-11-13.
  2. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 54°8′31″N 21°51′31″E / 54.14194°N 21.85861°E / 54.14194; 21.85861

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