Nowina, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Nowina (disambiguation).
Nowina
Village
Nowina
Coordinates: 54°7′54″N 19°28′45″E / 54.13167°N 19.47917°E / 54.13167; 19.47917
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Elbląg County
Gmina Gmina Elbląg
Population 160

Nowina [nɔˈvina] (German: Neuendorf auf der Höhe) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Elbląg, within Elbląg County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Elbląg and 78 km (48 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Originally inhabited by the Baltic Old Prussians, with the Second Peace of Thorn in 1466 the area became part of the Kingdom of Poland until 1772, 1772-1945 Kingdom of Prussia and Germany (East Prussia).

The village has a population of 160.

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Coordinates: 54°7′54″N 19°28′45″E / 54.13167°N 19.47917°E / 54.13167; 19.47917

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