Osa, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Encyclopedia
Osa ' is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Mikołajki, within Mrągowo County
, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Mikołajki, 24 km (15 mi) east of Mrągowo
, and 76 km (47 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn
.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia
).
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the administrative district of Gmina Mikołajki, within Mrągowo County
Mragowo County
Mrągowo County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Mrągowo, which lies ...
, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, or Warmia-Masuria Province , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn...
, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Mikołajki, 24 km (15 mi) east of Mrągowo
Mragowo
Mrągowo is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of northeastern Poland, the capital of Mrągowo County and the seat the Gmina Mrągowo...
, and 76 km (47 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn
Olsztyn
Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Łyna River. Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in the Olsztyn Voivodeship...
.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia
East Prussia
East Prussia is the main part of the region of Prussia along the southeastern Baltic Coast from the 13th century to the end of World War II in May 1945. From 1772–1829 and 1878–1945, the Province of East Prussia was part of the German state of Prussia. The capital city was Königsberg.East Prussia...
).