Kiersztanowo, Mrągowo County

For other places with the same name, see Kiersztanowo (disambiguation).
Kiersztanowo
Village
Kiersztanowo
Coordinates: 53°55′49″N 21°15′38″E / 53.93028°N 21.26056°E / 53.93028; 21.26056
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Mrągowo
Gmina Gmina Mrągowo
Population 140

Kiersztanowo [kʲɛrʂtaˈnɔvɔ] (German: Kerstinowen, 1938-45:Kersten) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mrągowo, within Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Mrągowo and 53 km (33 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.

The village has a population of 140.

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Coordinates: 53°55′49″N 21°15′38″E / 53.93028°N 21.26056°E / 53.93028; 21.26056


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