Country Poland Gmina Gmina Górowo Iławeckie Local time Saturday 10:41 PM | County Bartoszyce Population 460 | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 77% Humidity Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship |
Zielenica [ʑɛlɛˈnit͡sa] (German: Grünwalde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Górowo Iławeckie, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Górowo Iławeckie, 19 km (12 mi) west of Bartoszyce, and 50 km (31 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.
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Map of Zielenica, Poland
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union.
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Zielenica, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA