Węgorzewo
Place in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other places with the same name, see Węgorzewo (disambiguation).
Węgorzewo [vɛŋɡɔˈʐɛvɔ] (until 1946 Polish: Węgobork; German: Angerburg, Lithuanian: Ungura) is a tourist town on the Angrapa River in northeastern Poland, within the historical region of Masuria. It is the seat of Węgorzewo County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship and is located not far from the border with Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. Lake Mamry is close to the town.
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Węgorzewo | |
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Coordinates: 54°13′N 21°45′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
County | Węgorzewo |
Gmina | Węgorzewo |
Established | 14th century |
Town rights | 1571 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Krzysztof Kołaszewski |
Area | |
• Total | 10.87 km2 (4.20 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 11,638 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 11-600, 11-601 |
Area code | +48 87 |
Car plates | NWE |
National roads | |
Voivodeship roads | |
Website | http://www.wegorzewo.pl |
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