Żurejny

Żurejny
Settlement
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Ostróda
Gmina Gmina Ostróda

Żurejny [ʐuˈrɛi̯nɨ] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Ostróda, within Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1]

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.

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Coordinates: 53°41′48″N 20°04′53″E / 53.69667°N 20.08139°E / 53.69667; 20.08139

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