Zwierzewo

Zwierzewo
Village
Zwierzewo
Coordinates: 53°43′N 20°3′E / 53.717°N 20.050°E / 53.717; 20.050
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Ostróda
Gmina Gmina Ostróda

Zwierzewo [zvjɛˈʐɛvɔ] (German: Thierberg) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostróda, within Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Ostróda and 31 km (19 mi) west 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 with Poles.

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Coordinates: 53°43′N 20°3′E / 53.717°N 20.050°E / 53.717; 20.050


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