Maciejewo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Maciejewo.
Maciejewo
Village
Maciejewo
Coordinates: 54°21′28″N 19°54′40″E / 54.35778°N 19.91111°E / 54.35778; 19.91111
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Braniewo
Gmina Gmina Braniewo
Population 108

Maciejewo [mat͡ɕɛˈjɛvɔ] (German: Maternhöfen) 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.

Before 1945 the area was part 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 108.

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Coordinates: 54°21′28″N 19°54′40″E / 54.35778°N 19.91111°E / 54.35778; 19.91111

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