Prusinowo, Mrągowo County

For other places with the same name, see Prusinowo (disambiguation).
Prusinowo
Village
Prusinowo
Coordinates: 53°42′N 21°19′E / 53.700°N 21.317°E / 53.700; 21.317
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Mrągowo
Gmina Piecki

Prusinowo [pruɕiˈnɔvɔ] (German: Pruschinowen; 1930-1945: Preußental) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piecki, within Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Piecki, 19 km (12 mi) south of Mrągowo, and 55 km (34 mi) east 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 by Poles.

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Coordinates: 53°42′00″N 21°19′00″E / 53.7000°N 21.3167°E / 53.7000; 21.3167


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