Podgórze, Braniewo County

For other places with the same name, see Podgórze (disambiguation).
Podgórze
Village
Podgórze
Coordinates: 54°23′16″N 19°46′54″E / 54.38778°N 19.78167°E
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Gmina Braniewo
Population 49

Podgórze [pɔdˈɡuʐɛ] (German: Huntenberg) 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 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Braniewo and 82 km (51 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 49.

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Coordinates: 54°23′16″N 19°46′54″E / 54.38778°N 19.78167°E