Zalewo

For other similarly named places, see Zalewo, Ostróda County and Żalewo.

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
• Hans-Joachim Kappis (1908–1970), Wehrmacht officer
• Ernst Kutschkau (1910-1947) Wehrmacht soldier
• Hans-Joachim Kroschinski (1920-1995), Luftwaffe pilot
• Grażyna Prokopek (* 1977), athlete

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

• Rūdiškės, Lithuania ^[1]
• Saalfeld/Saale, Germany ^[1]

References

Gmina Zalewo Town and seat Zalewo Villages Bądki Bajdy Barty Bednarzówka Boreczno Brzeziniak Bukowiec Dajny Dobrzyki Duba Gajdy Girgajny Gubławki Huta Wielka Janiki Małe Janiki Wielkie Jaśkowo Jerzwałd Jezierce Karpowo Kiemiany Kupin Likszany Matyty Mazanki Międzychód Mozgowo Murawki Nowe Chmielówko Piekło Polajny Półwieś Pomielin Pozorty Rąbity Rucewo Rudnia Sadławki Skitławki Śliwa Surbajny Tarpno Urowo Wielowieś Wieprz Witoszewo Zatyki

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