Siemiany, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Siemiany
Village
Siemiany
Coordinates: 53°44′N 19°35′E / 53.733°N 19.583°E / 53.733; 19.583
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Iława
Gmina Gmina Iława

Siemiany [ɕeˈmjanɨ] (German: Schwalgendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iława, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Iława and 61 km (38 mi) west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945, the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

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Coordinates: 53°44′N 19°35′E / 53.733°N 19.583°E / 53.733; 19.583

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