Bielice, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Bielice.

Bielice [bjɛˈlit͡sɛ] (German: Bielitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Biskupiec, 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and 81 km (50 mi) south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

The village has a population of 810.

Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. 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 with Poles.

References

Gmina Biskupiec

Seat	Biskupiec

Other villages	Babalice Bielice Borki Buczek Czachówki Fitowo Gaj Iwanki Krotoszyny Łąkorek Łąkorz Leszczyniak Lipinki Mała Wólka Mec Mierzyn Osetno Osówko Ostrowite Piotrowice Piotrowice Małe Podlasek Podlasek Mały Rywałdzik Sędzice Słupnica Sumin Szwarcenowo Tymawa Wielka Wąkop Wardęgówko Wardęgowo Wielka Wólka Wonna Zawada

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