Wojnowo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

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Wojnowo [vɔi̯ˈnɔvɔ] (German: Eckertsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ruciane-Nida, within Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Ruciane-Nida, 23 km (14 mi) west of Pisz, and 65 km (40 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Wojnowo
Village
Orthodox Church
Wojnowo
Coordinates: 53°40′N 21°28′E / 53.667°N 21.467°E / 53.667; 21.467
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Pisz
Gmina	Ruciane-Nida
Population	230
Website	http://szewo.com/gallery/mazury/

The village was founded by Philipons, refugees from Russia, who were pursecuted for their religion in the 1830s and emigrated to Prussia. The community arrived in the village in the years 1828–32.^[2]

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