Debien, Braniewo County
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Dębień ' is a village
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 Wilczęta
Gmina Wilczeta
Gmina Wilczęta is a rural gmina in Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Wilczęta, which lies approximately south of Braniewo and north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, within Braniewo County
Braniewo County
Braniewo County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia. 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...

, 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 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Wilczęta
Wilczeta
Wilczęta is a village in Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Wilczęta. It lies approximately south of Braniewo and north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, 28 km (17 mi) south of Braniewo
Braniewo
Braniewo is a town in northeastern Poland, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, with a population of 18,068 . It is the capital of Braniewo County...

, and 60 km (37 mi) north-west 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...

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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...

).

The village has a population of 95.
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