Nowa Pasłęka

Nowa Pasłęka
Village
Nowa Pasłęka
Coordinates: 54°25′51″N 19°46′16″E / 54.43083°N 19.77111°E / 54.43083; 19.77111
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Gmina Braniewo
Population 200

Nowa Pasłęka [ˈnɔva paˈswɛnka] (German: Neu Passarge) 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 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Braniewo and 87 km (54 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

While traditionally Prussian, with the Second Peace of Thorn in 1466 the area became part of the Kingdom of Poland until 1772; 1772-1945 Kingdom of Prussia and Germany (East Prussia). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

The village has a population of 200.

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Coordinates: 54°25′51″N 19°46′16″E / 54.43083°N 19.77111°E / 54.43083; 19.77111


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