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.
Węgorzyno | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary | |
 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 |
| 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 |
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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