Ogrodniki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Ogrodniki (disambiguation).
Ogrodniki
Village
Ogrodniki
Coordinates: 54°14′5″N 19°32′8″E / 54.23472°N 19.53556°E / 54.23472; 19.53556
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Elbląg County
Gmina Milejewo
Population 300

Ogrodniki [ɔɡrɔdˈniki] (German: Baumgart) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Milejewo, within Elbląg County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north of Milejewo, 18 km (11 mi) north-east of Elbląg, and 81 km (50 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1945 Prussia and 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 300.

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Coordinates: 54°14′5″N 19°32′8″E / 54.23472°N 19.53556°E / 54.23472; 19.53556

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