Bobrowiec, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Bobrowiec (disambiguation).
Bobrowiec
Village
Bobrowiec
Coordinates: 54°22′6″N 19°52′43″E / 54.36833°N 19.87861°E / 54.36833; 19.87861
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Gmina Braniewo
Population 137

Bobrowiec [bɔˈbrɔvjɛt͡s] (German: Klein Amtsmühle) 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) south-east of Braniewo and 77 km (48 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

While traditionally Prussian, with the Second Peace of Thorn in 1466 the area became part of the Kingdom of Poland until 1772; 1772-1945 Kingdom of 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 137.

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Coordinates: 54°22′06″N 19°52′43″E / 54.36833°N 19.87861°E / 54.36833; 19.87861

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