Frombork
Sign in to saveFrombork (; ) is a town in northern Poland, situated on the Vistula Lagoon in Braniewo County, within Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship. As of December 2021, it has a population of 2,260.
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Place details
- Locality
- Frombork
- Region
- województwo warmińsko-mazurskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 2,529
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Frombork
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Frombork COA 1.svg
- Settlement.image_flag
- POL Frombork flag.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Braniewo
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Frombork
- Settlement.leader_title
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Frombork
- Country
- Kingdom of Poland
- Located in
- Gmina Frombork
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- +2159
- Area
- +7.59
- Capital of
- Warmia
- Official website
- www.frombork.pl
- Image
- Frauenburger Dom 2010.jpg
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Copernican era
- Modern history
- Sights
- Monuments
- Transport
- Sports
- International relations
- Twin towns - sister cities
- Former twin towns
- References
- External links
Frombork (; ) is a town in northern Poland, situated on the Vistula Lagoon in Braniewo County, within Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship. As of December 2021, it has a population of 2,260.
The town was first mentioned in a 13th-century document. In the early 16th century it was the residence of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who used it as a site for several of his observations.