Elbląg
Sign in to saveElbląg (; ) is a city in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, located in the eastern edge of the Żuławy region with 127,390 inhabitants, as of December 2021. It is the capital of Elbląg County.
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Elbląg is a city in northern Poland with about 127,000 residents that serves as the capital of Elbląg County. Located in the Warmian-Masurian region near the Żuławy area, it is an important administrative center in eastern Poland.
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- Etymology
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- Port of Elbląg
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Elbląg (; ) is a city in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, located in the eastern edge of the Żuławy region with 127,390 inhabitants, as of December 2021. It is the capital of Elbląg County.
Elbląg is one of the oldest cities in the province, founded in 1237. As a member of the Hanseatic League, the city was linked to other major ports of northern and central Europe. Elbląg joined Poland in 1454, and then was one of the country's chief ports, and a major port for English–Polish trade, until the First Partition of Poland in 1772, when it was annexed by Prussia. Its trading role greatly weakened, until the era of industrialization in the 19th century. It was then that the famous Elbląg Canal was commissioned. A tourist site and important engineering monument, it has been named one of the Seven Wonders of Poland and a Historic Monument of Poland. During World War II, it suffered severe destruction of the Old Town district, and after the war it became again of Poland.