Ostrów, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
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Ostrów ' 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 Stare Juchy
Gmina Stare Juchy
Gmina Stare Juchy is a rural gmina in Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Stare Juchy, which lies approximately north-west of Ełk and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, within Ełk County, 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 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Stare Juchy
Stare Juchy
Stare Juchy is a village in Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Stare Juchy...

, 21 km (13 mi) west of Ełk, and 103 km (64 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...

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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...

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The village has a population of 90.
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