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Dębowiec, Szczytno County

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Country
  
Poland

Gmina
  
Jedwabno

Local time
  
Thursday 12:34 AM

County
  
Szczytno

Population
  
22

Dębowiec, Szczytno County

Weather
  
-1°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 91% Humidity

Voivodeship
  
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Dębowiec [dɛmˈbɔvjɛt͡s] (German: Eichenau; until 1935: Dembowitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jedwabno, within Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of Szczytno and 37 km (23 mi) south-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Map of D%C4%99bowiec, Poland

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the area was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union or forced to settle in the area through Operation Vistula in 1947. The village has a population of 22.

References

Dębowiec, Szczytno County Wikipedia