Piszewo

Piszewo
Village
Piszewo
Coordinates: 53°59′N 20°50′E / 53.983°N 20.833°E / 53.983; 20.833
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Olsztyn County
Gmina Jeziorany

Piszewo [piˈʂɛvɔ] (German: Waldensee; until 1910: Pissau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jeziorany, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Jeziorany and 32 km (20 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

References

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


Coordinates: 53°59′N 20°50′E / 53.983°N 20.833°E / 53.983; 20.833

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