Kiersy

For the town in France, see Quierzy-sur-Oise.

Kiersy [ˈkʲɛrsɨ] (German: Kirschdorf) 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 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Braniewo and 71 km (44 mi) north-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.

The village has a population of 10.

References

Gmina Braniewo

Seat (not part of the gmina)	Braniewo

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