Mragowo

Mrągowo

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Mrągowo

Coordinates: 53°52′N 21°18′E / 53.867°N 21.300°E

Country

Poland

Mrągowo (urban gmina)

Established

1348

Town rights

1444

Government

• Mayor

Otolia Anna Siemieniec

Area

• Total

14.8 km² (5.7 sq mi)

Highest elevation

200 m (700 ft)

Lowest elevation

20 m (70 ft)

Population (2006)

• Total

21,772

• Density

1,500/km² (3,800/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

11-700 to 11-709

Area code(s)

+48 89

Car plates

NMR

Website

http://www.mragowo.um.gov.pl

Mrągowo [mrɔŋˈɡɔvɔ] (until 1947 Polish: Żądźbork [ˈʐɔɲd͡ʑbɔrk]; German: Sensburg ) is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of northeastern Poland, the capital of Mrągowo County and the seat (though not part of) the Gmina Mrągowo. It is located within the Masurian Lake District, about 60 km (37 mi) east of Olsztyn.

About 1348 the Teutonic Knights constructed a wooden fortress near present-day Mrągowo named Sensburg, derived from Old Prussian senas meaning "old", therefore maybe at the site of a former Prussian castle. The settlement that began to develop nearby was first mentioned in a 1397 deed and probably had already received Kulm town rights between 1404 and 1407, although it is verified that Grand Master Konrad von Erlichshausen affirmed town rights in 1444. Sensburg became part of the Duchy of Prussia in 1525. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the town suffered through fires and plagues. Part of the Kingdom of Prussia since 1701, Sensburg was incorporated into the Province of East Prussia. It was heavily devastated during the Napoleonic Wars.

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