Węgorzewo, Złotów County

Village in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland

53°35′54″N 16°54′6″E / 53.59833°N 16.90167°E / 53.59833; 16.90167Country

PolandVoivodeshipGreater PolandCountyZłotówGminaOkonekPopulation

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Węgorzewo [vɛnɡɔˈʐɛvɔ] (German: Vangerow)^[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Okonek, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.^[2] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Okonek, 28 km (17 mi) north of Złotów, and 133 km (83 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań.

In the 10th century the area became part of the emering Polish state, and after the country's fragmentation it was part of the Duchy of Pomerania until 1648. Afterwards it was part of Prussia and Germany, before it became again part of Poland following World War II in 1945.

References

^ Kaemmerer, Margarete (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.