Podleśne, Braniewo County

Podleśne
Village
Podleśne
Coordinates: 54°24′46″N 19°56′12″E / 54.41278°N 19.93667°E
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Gmina Braniewo
Population 283

Podleśne [pɔdˈlɛɕnɛ] (German: Vorderwalde) 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 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Braniewo and 79 km (49 mi) north-west 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.

The village has a population of 283.

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Coordinates: 54°24′46″N 19°56′12″E / 54.41278°N 19.93667°E