Coordinates: 53°35′54″N 16°54′6″E / 53.59833°N 16.90167°E / 53.59833; 16.90167

Węgorzewo, Złotów County

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Węgorzewo
Village
Saint Stanislaus church in Węgorzewo
Saint Stanislaus church in Węgorzewo
Węgorzewo is located in Poland
Węgorzewo
Węgorzewo
Coordinates: 53°35′54″N 16°54′6″E / 53.59833°N 16.90167°E / 53.59833; 16.90167
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyZłotów
GminaOkonek
Population
 • Total280
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationPZL

Węgorzewo [vɛnɡɔˈʐɛvɔ] (German: Vangerow)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Okonek, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[2] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Okonek, 28 km (17 mi) north of Złotów, and 133 km (83 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań.

In the 10th century the area became part of the emering Polish state, and after the country's fragmentation it was part of the Duchy of Pomerania until 1648. Afterwards it was part of Prussia and Germany, before it became again part of Poland following World War II in 1945.

References

  1. ^ Kaemmerer, Margarete (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


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