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Frombork
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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.
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Frombork is a city in Poland, located within the Gmina Frombork administrative entity. It serves as the capital of Warmia and is situated in the Warmia-Masuria region. The city has a population of 2,390, comprising 1,034 males and 1,125 females. Its total area is 7.59 square kilometers, and it lies at an elevation of 5 meters.
The town is twinned with Kazlų Rūda. Frombork is in the Europe/Warsaw timezone and has a postal code of 14-530. It is located in the country of Polska, specifically in the województwo warmińsko-mazurskie state. The city has been described in sources such as the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and Nordisk familjebok.
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Place details
- Locality
- Frombork
- Region
- województwo warmińsko-mazurskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 2,529
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
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
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Zbigniew Pietkiewicz
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 13th century
- Settlement.established_title2
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date2
- 1278
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
Get around
The town of Frombork is extremely small so no transport is needed. You can get anywhere on foot.
See
thumb|300px|Another view from the quay. Town, sea and countryside all mingle here Vistula Lagoon
Sleep
There is a hotel, though perhaps more characterful (and less expensive) are the many guesthouses scattered throughout the town.
Go next
Gdańsk Bay:
Pomeranian metropol Gdańsk with a beautiful old town and the biggest Gothic brick church worldwide sea resort Sopot with the longest European pier sea resort and port Gdynia with the biggest Baltic port sea resort Puck
Vistula Bay:
medieval town of Elbląg sea resort Kadyny with one of the best European studs
Kashubian Coast:
Słowinski National Park with the biggest dunes in Europe sea resort Rowy sea resort Łeba sea resort Jastrzębia Góra sea resort Rozewie sea resort Władysławowo
On the Hel Peninsula:
sea resort Chałupy sea resort Jastarnia sea resort Jurata sea resort Hel
On the Vistula Peninsula:
sea resort Krynica Morska
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
~12 min read
Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Frombork” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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