Gronowo Górne

Gronowo Górne
Village
Gronowo Górne
Coordinates: 54°8′13″N 19°27′24″E / 54.13694°N 19.45667°E / 54.13694; 19.45667
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Elbląg County
Gmina Gmina Elbląg
Population 1,270

Gronowo Górne [ɡrɔˈnɔvɔ ˈɡurnɛ] (German: Grunau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Elbląg, within Elbląg County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Elbląg and 79 km (49 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

While traditionally Prussian, with the Second Peace of Thorn in 1466 the area became part of the Kingdom of Poland until 1772; 1772-1945 Kingdom of 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.

The village has a population of 1,270.

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Coordinates: 54°8′13″N 19°27′24″E / 54.13694°N 19.45667°E / 54.13694; 19.45667


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