Grzybowo, Giżycko County

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

Grzybowo
Village
Grzybowo
Coordinates: 54°3′N 21°36′E / 54.050°N 21.600°E / 54.050; 21.600
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Giżycko
Gmina	Ryn

Grzybowo [ɡʐɨˈbɔvɔ] (German: Birkensee; until 1929: Grzybowen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ryn, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Ryn, 11 km (7 mi) west of Giżycko, and 78 km (48 mi) 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.

References

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

Gmina Ryn

Town and seat	Ryn

Villages	Bachorza Canki Głąbowo Grzybowo Hermanowa Wola Jeziorko Knis Knis-Podewsie Kronowo Krzyżany Ławki Ławki PGR Mioduńskie Mleczkowo Monetki Mrówki Orło Prażmowo Rybical Ryński Dwór Ryńskie Pole Siejkowo Skop Skorupki Słabowo Stara Rudówka Sterławki Wielkie Szymonka Tros Wejdyki Zielony Lasek

Coordinates: 54°03′00″N 21°36′00″E / 54.0500°N 21.6000°E / 54.0500; 21.6000

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