Rusy
Rusy | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 54°25′20″N 19°49′42″E / 54.42222°N 19.82833°E | |
Country |
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Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Braniewo |
Gmina | Gmina Braniewo |
Population | 24 |
Rusy [ˈrusɨ] (German: Rossen)[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 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Braniewo and 84 km (52 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 24.
References
- ↑ M. Kaemmerer (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
- ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
Coordinates: 54°25′20″N 19°49′42″E / 54.42222°N 19.82833°E
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