Babieniec

Babieniec
Village
Babieniec
Coordinates: 54°6′N 21°11′E / 54.100°N 21.183°E / 54.100; 21.183
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Kętrzyn
Gmina Korsze
Population 125

Babieniec [baˈbjɛɲɛt͡s] (German Babziens) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Korsze, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Korsze, 14 km (9 mi) west of Kętrzyn, and 57 km (35 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

The village has a population of 125.

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Coordinates: 54°6′N 21°11′E / 54.100°N 21.183°E / 54.100; 21.183

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