Leśniewo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

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Leśniewo
Village
Leśniewo
Coordinates: 54°12′50″N 21°33′31″E / 54.21389°N 21.55861°E / 54.21389; 21.55861
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Kętrzyn
Gmina Srokowo
Population 330

Leśniewo [lɛɕˈɲɛvɔ] (German Fürstenau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Srokowo, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Srokowo, 19 km (12 mi) north-east of Kętrzyn, and 85 km (53 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia).

The village has a population of 330.

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Coordinates: 54°12′50″N 21°33′31″E / 54.21389°N 21.55861°E / 54.21389; 21.55861


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