Grzędowo

Grzędowo
Village
Grzędowo
Coordinates: 54°22′19″N 20°4′32″E / 54.37194°N 20.07556°E / 54.37194; 20.07556
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Gmina Braniewo
Population 74

Grzędowo [ɡʐɛnˈdɔvɔ] (German: Rödersdorf) 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 16 kilometres (10 mi) east of Braniewo and 71 km (44 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1945 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 74.

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Coordinates: 54°22′19″N 20°4′32″E / 54.37194°N 20.07556°E / 54.37194; 20.07556


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