Leśniewo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
For other places with the same name, see Leśniewo.
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Coordinates: 54°12′50″N 21°33′31″E / 54.21389°N 21.55861°E | |
Country | 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
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