Grzechotki
Grzechotki | |
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Village | |
Grzechotki | |
Coordinates: 54°25′9″N 20°2′6″E / 54.41917°N 20.03500°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Braniewo |
Gmina | Gmina Braniewo |
Population | 73 |
Grzechotki [ɡʐɛˈxɔtki] (German: Rehfeld) 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 14 kilometres (9 mi) east of Braniewo and 77 km (48 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). The German name of today's Grzechotki was Rehfeld. The number of inhabitants in 1939 was 295. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.
The village has a population of 73.
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Coordinates: 54°25′9″N 20°2′6″E / 54.41917°N 20.03500°E
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