Zalewo [zaˈlɛvɔ] (German: Saalfeld in Ostpreußen) is a town in Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,977 inhabitants (2008). It is situated on the northern shore of Lake Ewingi.
Zalewo | |
|---|---|
 The marketplace | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Zalewo | |
| Coordinates: 53°50′46″N 19°36′37″E / 53.84611°N 19.61028°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Iława |
| Gmina | Zalewo |
| Founded | 13th century |
| Town rights | 1305 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.22 km2 (3.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 2,977 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 14-230 |
| Voivodeship roads |  |
| Website | http://www.zalewo.pl |
History edit
The settlement was founded in the 13th century and was granted town rights in 1305.
During the Napoleonic Wars in 1807 Polish soldiers of General Jan Henryk Dąbrowski were quartered in the town. In 1831, several Polish infantry and artillery units, engineer corps, sappers and general staff of the November Uprising stopped in the town on the way to their internment places.[1]
During World War II it was destroyed in 70%.
Sports edit
The local football club is Ewingi Zalewo. It competes in the lower leagues.
Gallery edit
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Gothic Saint John the Evangelist church -
Medieval town walls -
School in Zalewo -
Marina
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International relations edit
Twin towns — Sister cities edit
Rūdiškės, Lithuania [2]
Saalfeld/Saale, Germany [2]
Notable people edit
- Hans-Joachim Kappis (1908–1970), Wehrmacht officer
- Herbert Kelletat (1907–2007), musician, author, choir director
- Hans-Joachim Kroschinski (1920–1995), German flying ace
- Ernst Kutschkau (1910–1947) Wehrmacht soldier
- Grażyna Prokopek (born 1977), athlete
- Robert Roberthin (1600–1648), one of the first regional poets
References edit
- ^ Kasparek, Norbert (2014). "Żołnierze polscy w Prusach po upadku powstania listopadowego. Powroty do kraju i wyjazdy na emigrację". In Katafiasz, Tomasz (ed.). Na tułaczym szlaku... Powstańcy Listopadowi na Pomorzu (in Polish). Koszalin: Muzeum w Koszalinie, Archiwum Państwowe w Koszalinie. pp. 138–139.
- ^ a b "Miasta partnerskie", Zalewo city portal (in Polish)
External links edit
Media related to Zalewo at Wikimedia Commons
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