Węgorzyno
Węgorzyno | |
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Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary | |
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Coat of arms | |
Węgorzyno | |
| Coordinates: 53°32′20″N 15°33′46″E / 53.53889°N 15.56278°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| County | Łobez |
| Gmina | Węgorzyno |
| Town rights | 1460 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.82 km2 (2.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 3,005 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 73–155 |
| Vehicle registration | ZLO |
| Website | http://www.wegorzyno.pl |
Węgorzyno [vɛŋɡɔˈʐɨnɔ] (German: Wangerin)[2] is a town in Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland,[3] located on Lake Węgorzyno. It is the seat of Gmina Węgorzyno. It is a retail and leisure resort.
History
It was granted town rights in 1460.[4]
During World War II, the Germans operated a forced labour subcamp of the Stalag II-D prisoner-of-war camp in the town.[5]
Demographics
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Notable residents
- Werner Dallmann (1924–1945), Waffen SS officer
- Joachim Christian Timm (1734–1805), German apothecary and botanist
References
- ^ a b Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r. (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2011. p. 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011.
- ^ "Zweiter Weltkrieg und Zwangsumsiedlungen in Westpommern". hsozkult.de (in German). 19 December 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ Krzysztofik, Robert (2007). Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna (in Polish). Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego. pp. 80–81. ISBN 978-83-226-1616-1.
- ^ "Work Camps". Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 56.