Zalec

For the Slovenian municipality, see Žalec.
Zalec
Village
Zalec
Coordinates: 53°54′N 21°25′E / 53.900°N 21.417°E / 53.900; 21.417
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Mrągowo
Gmina Gmina Mrągowo

Zalec [ˈzalɛt͡s] (German: Salza) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mrągowo, within Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Mrągowo and 62 km (39 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

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Coordinates: 53°54′N 21°25′E / 53.900°N 21.417°E / 53.900; 21.417

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