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Revision as of 11:17, 4 September 2019
- For other similarly named places, see Zalewo, Ostróda County and Żalewo.
Zalewo | |
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 The marketplace | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Zalewo  Zalewo | |
| Coordinates: 53°50′46″N 19°36′37″E / 53.84611°N 19.61028°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Iława |
| Gmina | Zalewo |
| Founded | 13th century |
| Town rights | 1305 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.22 km2 (3.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 2,977 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 14-230 |
| Website | http://www.zalewo.pl |
Zalewo [zaˈlɛvɔ] (Template:Lang-de)[1] is a town in Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,977 inhabitants (2008).
History
The settlement was founded in the 13th century and was granted town rights in 1305.
During the Napoleonic Wars in 1807 Polish soldiers of General Jan Henryk Dąbrowski were quartered in the town.
Between 1871 and 1945 the town was part of Germany, located in Kreis Mohrungen, province of East Prussia. During World War II it was destroyed in 70%.
Gallery
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Gothic Saint John the Evangelist church -
Medieval town walls -
School in Zalewo -
Marina
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International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Rūdiškės, Lithuania [2]
Saalfeld/Saale, Germany [2]
Famous people
- Robert Roberthin (1600–1648), one of the first regional poets
- Adam Friedrich Werner (born 1610), baroque poet
- Herbert Kelletat (born 1907), musician, author, choir director
- Hans-Joachim Kappis (1908–1970), Wehrmacht officer
- Ernst Kutschkau (1910–1947) Wehrmacht soldier
- Hans-Joachim Kroschinski (1920–1995), Luftwaffe pilot
- Grażyna Prokopek (born 1977), athlete
References
- ^ "Former Territory of Germany" (in German). 2017-11-10.
- ^ a b "Miasta partnerskie", Zalewo city portal Template:Pl icon
53°51′N 19°37′E / 53.850°N 19.617°E
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