Zalewo

53°50′46″N 19°36′37″E / 53.84611°N 19.61028°E / 53.84611; 19.61028Country PolandVoivodeship Warmian-MasurianCountyIławaGminaZalewoFounded13th centuryTown rights1305Area • Total8.22 km² (3.17 sq mi)Population • Total2,977 • Density360/km² (940/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeVoivodeship roadsWebsitehttp://www.zalewo.pl

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.

History

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

The local football club is Ewingi Zalewo. It competes in the lower leagues.

Gallery

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  Gothic Saint John the Evangelist church
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  Medieval town walls
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  School in Zalewo
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  Marina

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

• Rūdiškės, Lithuania ^[2]
• Saalfeld/Saale, Germany ^[2]

Notable people

• 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

External links

Media related to Zalewo at Wikimedia Commons