Węgorzewo
Sign in to saveWęgorzewo (; until 1946 ; ) is a tourist town on the Angrapa River in northeastern Poland, within the ethnographic region of Masuria. It is the seat of Węgorzewo County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship and is located not far from the border with Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. Lake Mamry is close to the town.
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Place details
- Locality
- Węgorzewo
- Region
- województwo warmińsko-mazurskie
- Country
- Polska
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Węgorzewo
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Węgorzewo COA.svg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Warmian-Masurian
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Węgorzewo
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Węgorzewo
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Węgorzewo
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Gmina Węgorzewo
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- +11714
- Area
- +10.87
- Location
- Masurian Lake District
- Official website
- www.wegorzewo.pl
- Image
- Węgorzewo, Poland - panoramio.jpg
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Beginnings
- Polish suzerainty
- Kingdom of Prussia
- World Wars
- Modern Poland
- Notable residents
- International relations
- Twin towns — Sister cities
- References
- External links
Węgorzewo (; until 1946 ; ) is a tourist town on the Angrapa River in northeastern Poland, within the ethnographic region of Masuria. It is the seat of Węgorzewo County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship and is located not far from the border with Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. Lake Mamry is close to the town.
==Etymology== The town's names in different languages are derived from local names for European eels, which used to live in the area in great numbers. The German name Angerburg () is derived from the Old Prussian word for eel, Anger, which the German Teutonic Knights appropriated after conquering the Old Prussians. The Polish name Węgorzewo (and the older Węgobork) is derived from Węgorz, while the local Lithuanian names Ungura and Unguris comes from Ungurys. A Lithuanian variation is Angerburgas.