Country Poland Gmina Dźwierzuty | County Szczytno Local time Sunday 1:23 AM | |
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Weather 10°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 80% Humidity Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship | ||
Zimna Woda [ˈʑimna ˈvɔda] (German: Zimnawodda; 1933-45: Hirschthal) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dźwierzuty, within Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Dźwierzuty, 16 km (10 mi) north-east of Szczytno, and 44 km (27 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Map of Zimna Woda, Jeleniowo, Poland
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). In the East Prussian plebiscite of 1920, which was largely boycotted by ethnic Poles, the inhabitants voted to remain in Germany. 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 or Ukrainians forced to settle in the area through Operation Vistula in 1947.