Zalewo
- For other similarly named places, see Zalewo, Ostróda County and Żalewo.
Zalewo | |
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 The marketplace | |
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  Zalewo | |
| Coordinates: 53°50′46″N 19°36′37″E / 53.84611°N 19.61028°E | |
| 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 in Ostpreußen)[1] 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 (1600–1648), one of the first regional poets
- Adam Friedrich Werner (born 1610), baroque poet
- Herbert Kelletat (born 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 (born 1977), athlete
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Rūdiškės, Lithuania [2]
Saalfeld/Saale, Germany [2]
References
- ^ "Former Territory of Germany" (in German). 2017-11-10.
- ^ a b "Miasta partnerskie", Zalewo city portal Template:Pl icon
53°51′N 19°37′E / 53.850°N 19.617°E
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