Jagodnik, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Jagodnik (disambiguation).
Jagodnik
Village
Jagodnik
Coordinates: 54°12′36″N 19°29′8″E / 54.21000°N 19.48556°E / 54.21000; 19.48556
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Elbląg County
Gmina Milejewo
Population 140

Jagodnik [jaˈɡɔdnik] (German: Behrendshagen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Milejewo, within Elbląg County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Milejewo, 14 km (9 mi) north-east of Elbląg, and 82 km (51 mi) north-west 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.

The village has a population of 140.

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Coordinates: 54°12′36″N 19°29′8″E / 54.21000°N 19.48556°E / 54.21000; 19.48556

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