Elbląg
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Elbląg ([ˈɛlblɔ̃g]German: Elbing ) is a city in northern Poland with 127,892 inhabitants (2006). It is the capital of Elbląg County and has been situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. Before then it was the capital of Elbląg Voivodeship (1975–1998) and a county seat in Gdańsk Voivodeship (1945–1975). The city is a port on the Elbląg River which flows into the Vistula Lagoon about 10 km to the north, thus giving the city access to the Baltic Sea via the Strait of Baltiysk.
During the Middle Ages the Old Prussian settlement of Truso was located at Lake Drusen near the current site of Elbląg in historical Pogesania. The Teutonic Knights conquered the region, where previously in the 10th century the settlement of Truso burned down (according to Elblag museum information) and the inhabitants dispersed in the process. The Teutonic Order built a castle and founded Elbing at Lake Dr(a)usen with a population mostly from Lübeck; today the much smaller lake does not reach the city any more. After the defeat of the Teutonic Knights and the destruction of the castle by the inhabitants, the city successively came under protection of the Polish crown, the Kingdom of Prussia, and Germany. Elbing was heavily damaged in World War II and had its German citizens expelled upon the war's end. The city became part of Poland in 1945 and was repopulated with Polish citizens.
During the Middle Ages the Old Prussian settlement of Truso was located at Lake Drusen near the current site of Elbląg in historical Pogesania. The Teutonic Knights conquered the region, where previously in the 10th century the settlement of Truso burned down (according to Elblag museum information) and the inhabitants dispersed in the process. The Teutonic Order built a castle and founded Elbing at Lake Dr(a)usen with a population mostly from Lübeck; today the much smaller lake does not reach the city any more. After the defeat of the Teutonic Knights and the destruction of the castle by the inhabitants, the city successively came under protection of the Polish crown, the Kingdom of Prussia, and Germany. Elbing was heavily damaged in World War II and had its German citizens expelled upon the war's end. The city became part of Poland in 1945 and was repopulated with Polish citizens.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elblag
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Coordinates: 54°11'55"N 19°26'3"E
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