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Suwałki

Suwałki is a city in northeastern Poland with a population of 69,206 (2021). It is the capital of Suwałki County and one of the most important centers of commerce in the Podlaskie Voivodeship.

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Suwałki is a city in northeastern Poland with nearly 70,000 residents that serves as the administrative center of Suwałki County. It functions as a major commercial hub for the Podlaskie Voivodeship region.

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Settlement.name: Suwałki
Settlement.settlement_type: City county
Settlement.image_flag: POL Suwałki flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: POL Suwałki COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: city county
Settlement.leader_title: City mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Czesław Renkiewicz
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1690
Settlement.established_title3: City rights
Settlement.established_date3: 1720
Settlement.area_total_km2: 65.24
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2021
Settlement.population_total: 69206

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Contents

Etymology
History
17th century
18th century
19th century
20th century to present
Independent Poland
Second World War
Polish People's Republic
Post-communist Poland
Demographics
Climate
Sights
Transport
Education
Sport
Notable people
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
Notes
References
Citations
Bibliography
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Suwałki is a city in northeastern Poland with a population of 69,206 (2021). It is the capital of Suwałki County and one of the most important centers of commerce in the Podlaskie Voivodeship.

A relatively young city, Suwałki is one of the largest cities and economic and cultural centers of north-eastern Poland, and the largest city and the capital of the historical Suwałki Region. The city owed its past growth to its administrative role and location on important trade routes. It escaped major destruction in each of the world wars preserving the historic city centre. It is a tourist destination thanks to favourable location near the Suwałki Landscape Park and Wigry National Park. Suwałki is located next to the strategically important Via Baltica road connecting Warsaw with Kaunas, Riga, Tallinn and Helsinki, about from the southwestern Lithuanian border. The Czarna Hańcza river flows through the city.

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