Zakręt, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
For other places with the same name, see Zakręt.
Zakręt | |
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Settlement | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Mrągowo |
Gmina | Piecki |
Zakręt [ˈzakrɛnt] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Piecki, within Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1]
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 by Poles.
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Coordinates: 53°39′22″N 21°25′44″E / 53.6560°N 21.4290°E
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