Węgorzyno | |
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![]() Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary | |
Coordinates: 53°32′20″N 15°33′46″E / 53.53889°N 15.56278°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
County | Łobez |
Gmina | Węgorzyno |
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, Poland, located on Lake Węgorzyno. It is the seat of Gmina Węgorzyno. It is a retail and leisure resort.
Demographics
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1871 | 2,611 | — |
1880 | 2,709 | +3.8% |
1890 | 2,622 | −3.2% |
1900 | 2,571 | −1.9% |
1910 | 2,747 | +6.8% |
1925 | 2,936 | +6.9% |
1950 | 1,225 | −58.3% |
1960 | 1,818 | +48.4% |
2010 | 3,005 | +65.3% |
Source: [3][1] |
Notable residents
[edit]- Werner Dallmann (1924–1945), Waffen SS officer
- Joachim Christian Timm (1734–1805), German apothecary and botanist
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 56.