Pasłęk
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian | ||
| County | Elbląg | ||
| Gmina | Pasłęk | ||
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| - Total | 11.39 km² (4.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 12,179 | ||
| - Density | 1,069.3/km² (2,769.4/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 14-400 | ||
| Website: http://www.paslek.pl | |||
Pasłęk [ˈpaswɛnk] (German: Preußisch Holland (help·info), "Prussian Holland") is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 12,195 inhabitants (2004).
The town was founded by Dutchmen during the Middle Ages. It is located in the Prussian historical region of Hockerland, and was the stage of "The Great Sleigh Drive", a military operation in 1678.
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