Księżno, Braniewo County

Księżno
Village
Księżno
Coordinates: 54°12′N 19°51′E / 54.200°N 19.850°E / 54.200; 19.850
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Wilczęta
Population 211

Księżno [ˈkɕɛ̃ʐnɔ] (German: Fürstenau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilczęta, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Wilczęta, 21 km (13 mi) south of Braniewo, and 63 km (39 mi) north-west 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 211.

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Coordinates: 54°12′00″N 19°51′00″E / 54.2000°N 19.8500°E / 54.2000; 19.8500


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