Ułowo

Ułowo
Village
Ułowo
Coordinates: 54°23′58″N 19°46′56″E / 54.39944°N 19.78222°E / 54.39944; 19.78222
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Gmina Braniewo
Population 159

Ułowo [uˈwɔvɔ] (German: Auhof)[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 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Braniewo and 83 km (52 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1945 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 159.

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′58″N 19°46′56″E / 54.39944°N 19.78222°E / 54.39944; 19.78222


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