Roje (German name: ''Royen'') is a village in

Gmina Miłakowo __NOTOC__ Gmina Miłakowo is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Miłakowo, which lies approximately north of Ostróda and north-west of th ...

, Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of

Miłakowo Miłakowo () is a town in Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpath ...

, north of

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, and north-west of the regional capital

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History

The village was mentioned in documents from 1325 as a

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n village of about 8 włókas. In 1782, there were 14 houses in the village, while in 1858 there were 152 inhabitants and 20 households. In the years 1937 to 39 the number dropped 113 inhabitants and in 1973, the village belonged to Morąg County, Miłakowo Commune, Boguchwała Post Office.

Nature

There is a hill called ''Round Mountain'' (

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: ''Okrągła Góra'';

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: Kugelsberg), located north of Roje. East of Roje, there is a forest called ''Royen forest'' (

: ''Rojski Las'';

: ''Royer Wald'')

References

Villages in Ostróda County {{Ostróda-geo-stub