Opaleniec

Opaleniec
Village
Opaleniec
Coordinates: 53°17′N 20°55′E / 53.283°N 20.917°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County	Przasnysz
Gmina	Chorzele

Opaleniec [ɔpaˈlɛɲɛt͡s] (German: Opalenietz, 1938-45: Flammberg) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chorzele, within Przasnysz County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Chorzele, 30 km (19 mi) north of Przasnysz, and 119 km (74 mi) north of Warsaw.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). In the East Prussian plebiscite of 1920, which was largely boycotted by ethnic Poles, the inhabitants voted to remain in Germany.^[2] After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most 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.

Notable residents

• Emil Badorrek (1910–1944), Luftwaffe pilot

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Max Meyhöfer: Die Landgemeinden des Kreises Ortelsburg, Holzner Verlag 1967

Coordinates: 53°17′N 20°55′E / 53.283°N 20.917°E