Brzeszczyny

Brzeszczyny
Village
Brzeszczyny
Coordinates: 54°19′16″N 19°53′21″E / 54.32111°N 19.88917°E / 54.32111; 19.88917
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Gmina Braniewo
Population 270

Brzeszczyny [bʐɛʂˈt͡ʂɨnɨ] (German: Schwillgarben) 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 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Braniewo and 72 km (45 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 270.

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Coordinates: 54°19′16″N 19°53′21″E / 54.32111°N 19.88917°E / 54.32111; 19.88917

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