Asuny

Asuny
Village
Asuny
Coordinates: 54°19′16″N 21°23′12″E / 54.32111°N 21.38667°E / 54.32111; 21.38667
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Kętrzyn
Gmina Barciany
Population (approx.) 100
Church

Asuny [aˈsunɨ] (German Assaunen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barciany, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Barciany, 27 km (17 mi) north of Kętrzyn, and 84 km (52 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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.

The village has an approximate population of 100.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
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Coordinates: 54°19′16″N 21°23′12″E / 54.32111°N 21.38667°E / 54.32111; 21.38667

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