Melejdy
| Melejdy | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Melejdy | |
| Coordinates: 54°20′21″N 21°8′38″E / 54.33917°N 21.14389°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Bartoszyce |
| Gmina | Sępopol |
Melejdy [mɛˈlɛi̯dɨ] (German: Mehleden) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sępopol, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-east of Sępopol, 25 km (16 mi) north-east of Bartoszyce, and 75 km (47 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.
