Ogrodzieniec, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
| Ogrodzieniec | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Ogrodzieniec | |
| Coordinates: 53°36′N 19°19′E / 53.600°N 19.317°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Iława |
| Gmina | Kisielice |
Ogrodzieniec [ɔɡrɔˈd͡ʑeɲet͡s] (German: Neudeck) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kisielice, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Kisielice, 17 km (11 mi) west of Iława, and 81 km (50 mi) west of the regional capital Olsztyn.
The village was the ancestral country estate of the Hindenburg-family near Rosenberg. It was located in West Prussia until 1919 when, under the border readjustment following World War I, the remnants of West Prussia were absorbed by East Prussia. The property had gone into debt and was in need of major investment when the German government and contributions from German industrials on initiative of Elard von Oldenburg-Januschau, gave Paul von Hindenburg clear title to Neudeck in 1927, for his services in World War I and as Reich President. Hindenburg titled the deed to Neudeck in the name of his son, Oskar von Hindenburg. According to his political enemies, this was ostensibly done to avoid payment of inheritance taxes.
Paul von Hindenburg died here on 2 August 1934.
In 1945, at the end of World War II, the house was looted by Soviet soldiers and set on fire. Neudeck became part of the People's Republic of Poland the same year. The ruins were demolished around 1950. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.
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