- 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] (German: Saalfeld in Ostpreußen)[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
Famous people
- Robert Roberthin (1600–1648), one of the first regional poets
- Adam Friedrich Werner (born 1610), baroque poet
- Herbert Kelletat (1907–2007), 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 (in Polish)