Zanie, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

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Zanie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kalinowo, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is located in the region of Masuria. It lies approximately 6 km north-east of Kalinowo, 26 km north-east of Ełk, and 147 km east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

History

The village was founded in 1472. During World War II, on December 5, 1943, a unit of the Polish Home Army captured a German post in the village, killing its commander and seizing weapons, ammunition and a dozen sets of uniforms.

Transport

The S61 highways bypasses Zanie in the south.

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