Klejnowo

Klejnowo
Village
Klejnowo
Coordinates: 54°23′55″N 19°45′37″E / 54.39861°N 19.76028°E / 54.39861; 19.76028
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Gmina Braniewo
Population 119

Klejnowo [klɛi̯ˈnɔvɔ] (German: Klenau) 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 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Braniewo and 84 km (52 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 119.

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Coordinates: 54°23′55″N 19°45′37″E / 54.39861°N 19.76028°E / 54.39861; 19.76028

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