Karwie, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Karwie
Village
Karwie
Coordinates: 53°50′N 21°17′E / 53.833°N 21.283°E / 53.833; 21.283
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Mrągowo
Gmina Gmina Mrągowo

Karwie [ˈkarvjɛ] (German: Karwen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mrągowo, within Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Mrągowo and 52 km (32 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

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Coordinates: 53°50′00″N 21°17′00″E / 53.8333°N 21.2833°E / 53.8333; 21.2833

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