Morąg

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Morąg
Town view
Town view
Coat of arms of Morąg
Coat of arms
Morąg (Poland)
Morąg
Morąg
Coordinates: 53°55′N 19°56′E / 53.917, 19.933
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Ostróda
Gmina Morąg
Established 13th century
Town rights 1327
Government
 - Mayor Tadeusz Zbigniew Sobierajski
Area
 - Total 12.17 km² (4.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 14,497
 - Density 1,191.2/km² (3,085.2/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 14-300, 14-331
Area code(s) +48 89
Car plates NOS
Website: http://www.morag.pl


Morąg [ˈmɔrɔnk] (former German: Mohrungen (Image:Ltspkr.png listen)) is a town in northern Poland in Ostróda County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. The nearest city is Olsztyn, 44 km to the southeast.

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[edit] History

The town was founded as Mohrungen by the Teutonic Knights in 1302 in eastern Prussia and in 1327 attained Kulm law from Hermann von Oettingen. The original inhabitants of the town were emigrants from the southern Harz. War between the Teutonic Order and Poles saw the town incinerated completely in 1414. Mohrungen was occupied by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland from 1410 to 1461.

Mohrungen was on a shipping commerce line connecting Truso with harbors at the Black Sea. Agriculture and commerce had become the primary occupations in the town.

From 1525 to 1701 Mohrungen was part of Ducal Prussia, a fief of the Polish Crown. In 1701 the town became part of the Kingdom of Prussia and became the seat of Landkreis Mohrungen in 1752. An earthquake struck the town in 1818.

Mohrungen belonged to Germany until 1945. After World War II the town became part of Poland as Morąg.

[edit] Sights

Main Square
Main Square

After a fire in 1697 only the castle and the church, which was restored and rebuilt several times, survived. Following World War II in 1945 fires burnt about 45% of the town. Only the outer walls of the town hall remained.

  • The old castle of the Teutonic Knights is being excavated as more of it has been recently discovered.
  • The "Schlößchen" (Little Palace), which was mostly destroyed in the Second World War, was restored in 1986.
  • The main body of the Catholic church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul goes back to the first half of the 14th century.
  • The town hall, damaged in the Second World War, was rebuilt from 1947-1954 as it looked before.
  • Some ruins of the original town walls still remain.
  • Kretowiny, a popular lake and camp ground are only 9km away and are a favorite and frequent retreat for the local population.

[edit] Population

[edit] Famous residents

[edit] References

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This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of January 2006.
This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding Polish Wikipedia article as of September 2006.

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Coordinates: 53°55′N, 19°56′E