Mikołajewo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Mikołajewo (disambiguation).
Mikołajewo
Village
Mikołajewo
Coordinates: 54°19′17″N 19°59′40″E / 54.32139°N 19.99444°E / 54.32139; 19.99444
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Gmina Braniewo
Population 27

Mikołajewo [mikɔwaˈjɛvɔ] (German: Blumberg) 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 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Braniewo and 69 km (43 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 27.

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Coordinates: 54°19′17″N 19°59′40″E / 54.32139°N 19.99444°E / 54.32139; 19.99444


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