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Elbląg

Also known as Elbing

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.

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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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Settlement.name: Elbląg
Settlement.settlement_type: City county
Settlement.image_flag: POL Elbląg flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: POL Elbląg COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: City county
Settlement.leader_party: PO
Settlement.leader_title: City mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Michał Missan
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1237
Settlement.established_title2: City rights
Settlement.established_date2: 10 April 1246
Settlement.area_total_km2: 79.82

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Elbląg
Demonym: elblążanka
Population: 115220
Area: 79.82
Official website: www.umelblag.pl
Image: SM Elbląg Kościół św Mikołaja (3) ID 644686.jpg
Licence plate code: NE

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Commons category: Elbląg
Commons gallery: Elbląg
inception: 1237-00-00
postal code: 82-300–82-315
P6482: Elbląg
native label: Elbląg
P8168: Casaletto Spartano
male population: 54944
female population: 60276
P12749: 2002

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Contents

Etymology
Modern city
Port of Elbląg
Geography
Geographical location
Climate
History
Truso
Prussian Crusade
Teutonic Order
Kingdom of Poland
Kingdom of Prussia
Nazi Germany
History after 1945
Historic buildings
Culture
Population
Transport
Institutions of higher education
Sports
Politics
Constituency
Municipal politics
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Former twin towns
Notable people
See also
Notes
External links
Government websites
Tourism and historical sites
Web portals

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.