Różaniec, Gmina Braniewo

For other places with the same name, see Różaniec (disambiguation).
Różaniec
Village
Różaniec
Coordinates: 54°23′59″N 19°43′26″E / 54.39972°N 19.72389°E / 54.39972; 19.72389
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Gmina Braniewo
Population 34

Różaniec [ruˈʐaɲet͡s] (German: Rosenort) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Braniewo, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Braniewo and 86 km (53 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). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

The village has a population of 34.

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Coordinates: 54°23′59″N 19°43′26″E / 54.39972°N 19.72389°E / 54.39972; 19.72389


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