Brożówka
| Brożówka | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Brożówka | |
| Coordinates: 54°6′N 21°58′E / 54.100°N 21.967°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Giżycko |
| Gmina | Kruklanki |
Brożówka [brɔˈʐufka] (German Gansenstein) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruklanki, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-east of Giżycko and 103 km (64 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Gansenstein manour ("Friedrichsruh"), located close to Hitler's Wolfschanze, was a headquarters of Heinrich Himmler in World War II. Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.
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Coordinates: 54°6′N 21°58′E / 54.100°N 21.967°E