Szyleny

Szyleny
Village
Szyleny
Coordinates: 54°20′20″N 19°52′12″E / 54.33889°N 19.87000°E / 54.33889; 19.87000
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Gmina Braniewo
Population 87

Szyleny [ʂɨˈlɛnɨ] (German: Schillgehnen) 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) south-east of Braniewo and 75 km (47 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 87.

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Coordinates: 54°20′20″N 19°52′12″E / 54.33889°N 19.87000°E / 54.33889; 19.87000

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