Gmina Węgorzewo
| Gmina Węgorzewo | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Warmia-Masuria | ||
| Powiat : | Węgorzewo | ||
| Geographic location : | 54 ° 13 ′ N , 21 ° 45 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | s. Gmina | ||
| Postal code : | 11-600, 11-601 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 87 | ||
| License plate : | NWE | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Street : | DK63 Perły - Łomża | ||
| DW650 Kętrzyn - Gołdap | |||
| Next international airport : | Danzig | ||
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| Gmina | |||
| Gminatype: | Urban-and-rural parish | ||
| Gmina structure: | 35 school offices | ||
| Surface: | 341.11 km² | ||
| Residents: | 16,717 (Jun. 30, 2019) |
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| Population density : | 49 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Community number ( GUS ): | 2819033 | ||
| Administration (as of 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Krzysztof Kołaszewski | ||
| Address: | ul.Zamkowa 3 11-600 Węgorzewo |
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| Website : | www.wegorzewo.pl | ||
The Gmina Węgorzewo [ vɛŋgɔˈʒɛvɔ ] is an urban-and-rural municipality in the powiat Węgorzewski of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland . The seat of the Powiat and the municipality is the city of the same name ( German Angerburg , Lithuanian Ungura or Unguris ) with about 11,300 inhabitants.
geography
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The municipality is located in the northeast of the voivodeship and borders the Russian Kaliningrad Oblast in the north . Kaliningrad (Königsberg) is about 75 kilometers to the northwest. Neighboring municipalities are Budry in the east, Pozezdrze in the southwest, Gmina Giżycko in the south, Gmina Kętrzyn in the southwest and Srokowo in the west.
The community has an area of 341.1 km², 52 percent of which is used for agriculture and 15 percent for forestry. The landscape belongs to the Masurian Lake District in historic East Prussia . The largest of the lakes is the Mamry (Mauersee) . The river Węgorapa ( Angerapp , Russian Angrapa ) runs through the municipality and its main town, where it flows into the Mamry.
history
The rural community was formed again in 1973 from various gromadas . Urban and rural communities were merged to form urban and rural communities in 1990/1991. Their area belonged to the Olsztyn Voivodeship from 1946 to 1975 and then to the Suwałki Voivodeship until 1998 , the powiat was dissolved during this time. On January 1, 1999, the community came to the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship and again to the powiat Węgorzewski.
structure
The town itself and 35 villages (German names, official until 1945) with school authorities (sołectwa) belong to the town-and-country community (gmina miejsko-wiejska) Węgorzewo :
- Brzozowo (Brosowen, 1938–1945 Hartenstein)
- Czerwony Dwór (Rothof)
- Dąbrówka Mała (Klein Dombrowken, 1938–1945 Dammfelde)
- Dłużec (Langbrück)
- Guja (Great Guja)
- Jakunowo (Jakunowen, 1929–1945 Angertal)
- Janówko (Johanneshof)
- Kal (throats)
- Kalskie Nowiny (Kehlerwald)
- Kamionek Wielki (Steinort brickworks)
- Karłowo (Karlswalde)
- Klimki (Klimken)
- Kolonia Rybacka
- Maćki (Schönbrunn)
- Ogonki (Ogonken, 1938–1945 Schwenten)
- Parowa (birch valley)
- Perły (Pearl Forest)
- Pilwa (pilwe)
- Prynowo (Prinowen, 1938–1945 Primsdorf)
- Radzieje (rose garden)
- Róże (Rosenhof)
- Rudziszki (Raudischken, 1938–1945 Raudingen)
- Ruska Wieś (Reussen)
- Stawiska (Stawisken, 1938–1945 Teichen)
- Stawki (Stawken, 1938–1945 Staken)
- Stręgiel (Large Strengeln)
- Stulichy (Stullichen)
- Sztynort (Groß Steinort, 1928–1945 Steinort)
- Sztynort Mały (Klein Steinort)
- Tarławki (Taberlack)
- Trygort (Thiergarten)
- Węgielsztyn (Angel Stone)
- Wesołowo (Groß Wessolowen, 1938–1945 Raudensee)
- Wilkowo (Wilkowen, 1938–1945 Geroldswalde)
- Wysiecza (Waldheim)
Smaller towns are:
- Biedaszki (Biedaschken, 1938–1945 Wieskoppen)
- Dowiackie Nowiny
- Jerzykowo (Georgenau)
- Kamień (stone)
- Kietlice (Kittlitz)
- Łabapa (Labab)
- Łęgwarowo (Lingwarowen, 1938–1945 Berglingen)
- Mamerki (Wall Forest)
- Matyski (Steinhof (near Angerburg))
- Nowa Guja (New Guja)
- Pasternak (Waldhof)
- Pniewo (Stobben)
- Przystań (Pristani, 1938–1945 Passdorf)
- Różewiec (Rosenstein)
- Rydzówka (Rehsau)
- Skrzypy (Steinhof (near Rosengarten))
- Sobin (Karlshöh)
- Suczki (Sutzken, 1938–1945 Sutzen)
- Surwile (Serwillen)
- Tarławecki Róg (center)
- Węgorzewko (Gut Angerburg)
- Zacisz (southern town)
- Zielony Ostrów (Bergenthal)
The residential area Rydzówka Mała (Sandhof) belongs to Guja. - Reuschenfeld no longer exists because of its border location.
traffic
The most important road is the national road DK63 , which leads from Rudziszki via Giżycko (Lötzen) to Łomża . There is no border crossing to Russia . The voivodeship road DW650 runs in a west-east direction from Kętrzyn (Rastenburg) to Gołdap (Goldap)
The nearest international airport is Gdansk .
Węgorzewo has no rail connection after the closure of passenger traffic to Kętrzyn .
Web links
- City and municipality website (Polish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2019. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 0.99 MiB), accessed December 24, 2019 .
- ↑ bip.wegorzewo.pl: Sołectwa. (Polish, accessed August 7, 2020)