Dąbrówka Polska

Dąbrówka Polska
Village
Dąbrówka Polska
Coordinates: 54°13′N 21°59′E / 54.217°N 21.983°E / 54.217; 21.983
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Gołdap
Gmina Banie Mazurskie
Population 120

Dąbrówka Polska [dɔmˈbrufka ˈpɔlska] (German: Talheim) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Banie Mazurskie, within Gołdap County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Banie Mazurskie, 24 km (15 mi) south-west of Gołdap, and 109 km (68 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 a population of 120.

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Coordinates: 54°13′N 21°59′E / 54.217°N 21.983°E / 54.217; 21.983

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