Prynowo

Prynowo
Village
Prynowo
Coordinates: 54°15′N 21°42′E / 54.250°N 21.700°E / 54.250; 21.700
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Węgorzewo
Gmina Węgorzewo

Prynowo [prɨˈnɔvɔ] (German: Prinowen, from 1938-45 Primsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgorzewo, within Węgorzewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Węgorzewo and 95 km (59 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945, the area was part of Germany (East Prussia).

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Coordinates: 54°15′N 21°42′E / 54.250°N 21.700°E / 54.250; 21.700

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