Podlechy, Braniewo County

See also: Podlechy, Kętrzyn County

Podlechy
Village
Podlechy
Coordinates: 54°15′N 20°0′E / 54.250°N 20.000°E / 54.250; 20.000
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Braniewo
Gmina	Płoskinia

Podlechy [pɔdˈlɛxɨ] (German: Podlechen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Płoskinia, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Płoskinia, 19 km (12 mi) south-east of Braniewo, and 62 km (39 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). After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Płoskinia

Seat	Płoskinia

Other villages	Bliżewo Chruściel Czosnowo Dąbrowa Demity Długobór Długobór-Osada Giedyle Jarzębiec Łojewo Łozy Lubnowo Pielgrzymowo Pierławki Pierzchały Piórkowo Płoskinia-Kolonia Podlechy Robuzy Strubno Stygajny Szalmia Tolkowiec Trąbki Wysoka Braniewska

Coordinates: 54°15′00″N 20°00′00″E / 54.2500°N 20.0000°E / 54.2500; 20.0000

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