Zalewo
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) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| 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.
Before 1945 the town German-settled and 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]
Notable people
- Hans-Joachim Kappis (1908–1970), Wehrmacht officer
- Herbert Kelletat (1907–2007), musician, author, choir director
- Hans-Joachim Kroschinski (1920–1995), German flying ace
- Ernst Kutschkau (1910–1947) Wehrmacht soldier
- Grażyna Prokopek (born 1977), athlete
- Robert Roberthin (1600–1648), one of the first regional poets
References
- ^ "Former Territory of Germany" (in German). 2017-11-10.
- ^ a b "Miasta partnerskie", Zalewo city portal (in Polish)
External link
Media related to Zalewo at Wikimedia Commons
53°51′N 19°37′E / 53.850°N 19.617°E
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