Zalewo

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Zalewo

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Zalewo
Coordinates: 53°50′46″N 19°36′37″E / 53.84611°N 19.61028°E / 53.84611; 19.61028
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Iława
Gmina Zalewo
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) is a town in Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,977 inhabitants (2008).

Until 1945 Saalfeld was in Kreis Mohrungen, East Prussia.

Famous people

  • Robert Roberthin (*1600), one of the first regional poets
  • Adam Friedrich Werner (* 1610), baroque poet
  • Herbert Kelletat (* 1907), musician, author, choir director
  • Ernst Kutschkau (1910-1947) Wehrmacht soldier
  • Hans-Joachim Kroschinski (1920-1995), Luftwaffe pilot
  • Grażyna Prokopek (* 1977), athlete

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Miasta partnerskie", Zalewo city portal (Polish)

Coordinates: 53°51′N 19°37′E / 53.850°N 19.617°E / 53.850; 19.617


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