Budry

Budry
Village
Budry
Coordinates: 54°15′N 21°53′E / 54.250°N 21.883°E
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Węgorzewo
Gmina Budry
Population 420

Budry [ˈbudrɨ] (German: Buddern, Lithuanian: Budriai) is a village in Węgorzewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Budry.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Węgorzewo and 105 km (65 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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.

The village has a population of 420.

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Coordinates: 54°15′N 21°53′E / 54.250°N 21.883°E