Siedliska, Szczytno County

Siedliska
Village
Siedliska
Coordinates: 53°41′N 20°50′E / 53.683°N 20.833°E / 53.683; 20.833
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Szczytno
Gmina	Pasym

Siedliska [ɕedˈlʲiska] (German: Freythen;1938-45: Freithen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pasym, within Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Pasym, 17 km (11 mi) north-west of Szczytno, and 25 km (16 mi) south-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the area was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union or forced to settle in the area through Operation Vistula in 1947.

References

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

Gmina Pasym
Town and seat	Pasym
Villages	Dybowo Dźwiersztyny Elganowo Grom Grzegrzółki Jurgi Krzywonoga Leleszki Łysa Góra Michałki Miłuki Narajty Otole Pasym-Kolonie Rudziska Pasymskie Rusek Wielki Rutki Siedliska Słonecznik Tylkówek Tylkowo

Coordinates: 53°41′00″N 20°50′00″E / 53.6833°N 20.8333°E / 53.6833; 20.8333

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