Dębowiec, Szczytno County

For other places with the same name, see Debowiec.

Dębowiec
Village
Dębowiec
Coordinates: 53°29′N 20°43′E / 53.483°N 20.717°E / 53.483; 20.717
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Szczytno
Gmina	Jedwabno
Population	22

Dębowiec [dɛmˈbɔvjɛt͡s] (German: Eichenau; until 1935: Dembowitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jedwabno, within Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of Szczytno and 37 km (23 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. The village has a population of 22.

References

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

Gmina Jedwabno

Seat	Jedwabno

Other villages	Brajniki Burdąg Czarny Piec Dębowiec Dłużek Dzierzki Kot Lipniki Małszewo Narty Nowe Borowe Nowy Dwór Nowy Las Piduń Rekownica Szuć Waplewo Warchały Witówko Witowo

Coordinates: 53°29′N 20°43′E / 53.483°N 20.717°E / 53.483; 20.717

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