Zielenica, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Zielenica | |
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Village | |
  Zielenica Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 54°14′N 20°31′E / 54.233°N 20.517°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Bartoszyce |
| Gmina | Górowo Iławeckie |
| Population | 460 |
Zielenica [ʑɛlɛˈnit͡sa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Górowo Iławeckie, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.[1] Above the village, towards the west, lays the highest hill in the area
A vast necropolis was located near Zielenica in the form of individual kurgans separated by several hundred meters. The first mounds, surrounded by a stone circle, were discovered in the late nineteenth century with richly decorated dishes and elements of bronze ornaments in them.[2]
Population
- 1933: 429
- 1939: 406[3]
References
- ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ↑ Gmina Górowo Iławeckie. "Przewodnik Gmina Górowo Iławeckie" (PDF).
- ↑ verwaltungsgeschichte.de