Komorowo, Nidzica County

For other places with the same name, see Komorowo (disambiguation).
Komorowo
Village
Komorowo
Coordinates: 53°19′20″N 20°40′0″E / 53.32222°N 20.66667°E / 53.32222; 20.66667
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Nidzica
Gmina Janowo
Population 250

Komorowo [kɔmɔˈrɔvɔ] (German: Camerau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janowo, within Nidzica County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of Nidzica and 53 km (33 mi) south 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.

The village has a population of 250.

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Coordinates: 53°19′20″N 20°40′0″E / 53.32222°N 20.66667°E / 53.32222; 20.66667


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