Orneta
Sign in to saveOrneta (, Prussian: Wurmedītin) is a town in northern Poland, with a total population of 8,951 (2016). It is situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship and within the historical region of Warmia.
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Place details
- Locality
- Orneta
- Region
- województwo warmińsko-mazurskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 9,412
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Orneta
- Settlement.image_flag
- POL_Orneta_flag.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Orneta COA.svg
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Orneta, ratusz.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Town hall
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Warmian-Masurian
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Lidzbark
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Gmina Orneta
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- +8292
- Area
- +9.63
- Official website
- www.orneta.pl
- Image
- Orneta, ratusz.jpg
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- History
- Legend of the dragon
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- Notable residents
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Orneta (, Prussian: Wurmedītin) is a town in northern Poland, with a total population of 8,951 (2016). It is situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship and within the historical region of Warmia.
== History == thumb|left|Details of the Gothic architecture|Gothic Saint John the Baptist church Orneta, said to have been a village of the ancient Old Prussians, was first mentioned in 1308. The town coat of arms depicts the worm (English: worm, dragon; German: Worms, Wurm as in Tatzelwurm, Lindworm). The bishop of Warmia Eberhard von Neiße ordered the building of a new town which received town rights in 1313 and was mainly populated by settlers from Silesia.