Gronowo, Lidzbark County

For other places with the same name, see Gronowo (disambiguation).

Gronowo
Village
Gronowo
Coordinates: 54°4′N 20°21′E / 54.067°N 20.350°E / 54.067; 20.350
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Lidzbark
Gmina	Lubomino

Gronowo [ɡrɔˈnɔvɔ] (German: Gronau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubomino, within Lidzbark County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Lubomino, 17 km (11 mi) west of Lidzbark Warmiński, and 33 km (21 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1945 Prussia and 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.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Lubomino

Seat	Lubomino

Other villages	Biała Wola Bieniewo Ełdyty Małe Ełdyty Wielkie Gronowo Karbówka Piotrowo Rogiedle Różyn Samborek Świękity Wapnik Wilczkowo Wójtowo Wolnica Zagony Zajączki

Coordinates: 54°04′00″N 20°21′00″E / 54.0667°N 20.3500°E / 54.0667; 20.3500

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