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Działdowo

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Also known as Soldau, Saldawa

Działdowo (; , ) is a town in northern Poland with 20,935 inhabitants as of December 2021, the capital of Działdowo County. As part of Masuria, it is situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Działdowo
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POL Działdowo flag.svg
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POL Działdowo COA.svg
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Poland
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bottom
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Country
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Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Warmian-Masurian
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County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Działdowo
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Gmina
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Działdowo (urban gmina)
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
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Grzegorz Mrowiński
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Established
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14th century
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Town rights
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1344

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Działdowo
Country
Poland
Continent
Europe
Population
20670
Area
13.35
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Official website
www.dzialdowo.pl
Image
Dzialdowo1.jpg
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Commons category
Działdowo
twinned administrative body
Truskavets
Commons gallery
Działdowo
postal code
13-200
native label
Soldau
category of associated people
Category:People from Działdowo
male population
9897
female population
10773
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Polish sovereignty
  • Kingdom of Prussia and Germany
  • Interwar Poland
  • World War II
  • Transport
  • Notable residents
  • International relations
  • References
  • External links

Działdowo (; , ) is a town in northern Poland with 20,935 inhabitants as of December 2021, the capital of Działdowo County. As part of Masuria, it is situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.

Founded in the Middle Ages and granted town rights in 1344, the town features heritage sites in various styles, including Gothic, Baroque, Gothic Revival and Baroque Revival, a preserved medieval urban layout with a market square and a medieval castle. It is particularly known as the location of the Soldau concentration camp during the German occupation of Poland in World War II. The town is a major railroad junction connecting the capital city of Warsaw with Gdańsk and Olsztyn to the north.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Działdowo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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