Bemowizna

Bemowizna
Village
Bemowizna
Coordinates: 54°20′14″N 19°51′4″E / 54.33722°N 19.85111°E / 54.33722; 19.85111
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Gmina Braniewo
Population 388

Bemowizna [bɛmɔˈvizna] (German: Böhmenhöfen) 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.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Braniewo and 75 km (47 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 388.

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Coordinates: 54°20′14″N 19°51′4″E / 54.33722°N 19.85111°E / 54.33722; 19.85111

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