Braunsberg
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Braunsberg is a locality in former East Prussia (now in Poland) known for its proximity to the World War II Heiligenbeil pocket battlefield.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
locality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| country | Germany (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Warmia (Ermland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGermanName | Braunsberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Brunsberga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPolishName | Braniewo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Evacuation of East Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II Eastern Front fighting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage |
German
ⓘ
Polish ⓘ Prussian (Old Prussian, earlier period) ⓘ |
| historicalPopulationChange | expulsion of German population after World War II ⓘ |
| historicalSovereign |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Poland (post-1945) NERFINISHED ⓘ Teutonic Order State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Prussia
NERFINISHED
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German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of East Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Warmia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Heiligenbeil (Mamonovo)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heiligenbeil pocket battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ Vistula Lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pasłęka River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyBodyOfWater | Baltic Sea (indirectly via Vistula Lagoon) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableNearbyBattle | Battle of Heiligenbeil pocket (1945) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bishopric of Warmia (historical)
NERFINISHED
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Province of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Regierungsbezirk Königsberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postWarAdministration | placed under Polish administration after 1945 ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayName | Braniewo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayVoivodeship | Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstruction | rebuilt under Polish administration after World War II ⓘ |
| regionType | borderland between Prussia and Poland ⓘ |
| religiousHistory | historically Catholic center in Warmia ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | transport and access point near Vistula Lagoon ⓘ |
| timeZonePresentDay | Central European Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warDamage | heavily damaged during World War II ⓘ |
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