Bielice, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Bielice.
Bielice
Village
Bielice
Coordinates: 53°29′14″N 19°23′4″E / 53.48722°N 19.38444°E / 53.48722; 19.38444
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Nowe Miasto
Gmina Biskupiec
Population 810

Bielice [bjɛˈlit͡sɛ] (German: Bielitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Biskupiec, 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and 81 km (50 mi) south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

The village has a population of 810.

Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. 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°29′14″N 19°23′4″E / 53.48722°N 19.38444°E / 53.48722; 19.38444

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