Elżbiecin, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Elżbiecin (disambiguation).
Elżbiecin
Settlement
Elżbiecin
Coordinates: 54°22′31″N 19°47′48″E / 54.37528°N 19.79667°E / 54.37528; 19.79667
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Gmina Braniewo

Elżbiecin [ɛlʐˈbjɛt͡ɕin] (German: Lisettenhof) is a settlement 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 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Braniewo and 81 km (50 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

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Coordinates: 54°22′31″N 19°47′48″E / 54.37528°N 19.79667°E / 54.37528; 19.79667


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