Podleśne, Giżycko County

Podleśne
Village
Podleśne
Coordinates: 54°6′50″N 22°1′16″E / 54.11389°N 22.02111°E / 54.11389; 22.02111
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Giżycko
Gmina Kruklanki
Population 10

Podleśne [pɔdˈlɛɕnɛ] (German: Knobbenort) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruklanki, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north-east of Giżycko and 107 km (66 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.


The village has a population of 10.

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Coordinates: 54°6′50″N 22°1′16″E / 54.11389°N 22.02111°E / 54.11389; 22.02111


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