Majewo-Kolonia

Majewo-Kolonia
Settlement
Majewo-Kolonia
Coordinates: 54°12′25″N 19°36′13″E / 54.20694°N 19.60361°E / 54.20694; 19.60361
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Elbląg County
Gmina	Milejewo

Majewo-Kolonia [maˈjɛvɔ kɔˈlɔɲa] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Milejewo, within Elbląg County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Milejewo, 19 km (12 mi) north-east of Elbląg, and 76 km (47 mi) north-west 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.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Milejewo

Seat	Milejewo

Other villages	Huta Żuławska Jagodnik Kamiennik Wielki Majewo Majewo-Kolonia Ogrodniki Piastowo Pomorska Wieś Rakowo Romanowo Rychnowy Starodębie Stoboje Stodolniki Wilkowo Zajączkowo Zalesie

Coordinates: 54°12′25″N 19°36′13″E / 54.20694°N 19.60361°E / 54.20694; 19.60361

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