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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian | ||
| County | Ostróda County | ||
| Gmina | Ostróda (urban gmina) | ||
| Established | 13th century | ||
| Town rights | 1329 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Jan Nosewicz | ||
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| - Total | 14. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Voivodeship The voivodeship or province (województwo has been a high-level Administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (also known as Warmia-Masuria Province or by its Polish name województwo warmińsko-mazurskie or simply Warmińsko-Mazurskie A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County Ostróda County (powiat ostródzki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 15 km² (5. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 120 m (394 ft) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 110 m (361 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 33,419 | ||
| - Density | 2,361. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/km² (6,116. 9/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 14-100 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 89 | ||
| Car plates | NOS | ||
| Website: http://www.ostroda.pl | |||
Ostróda [ɔsˈtruda] (German: Osterode in Ostpreußen (help·info)) is a town in Ostróda County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland, with 33,603 inhabitants as of January 1, 2005. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks In common with many Countries, Polish car number plates indicate the Region of Registration of the Vehicle encoded in the number plate The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Ostróda County (powiat ostródzki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (also known as Warmia-Masuria Province or by its Polish name województwo warmińsko-mazurskie or simply Warmińsko-Mazurskie Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It lies in the Masurian Lake District and is a growing tourist site owing to its relaxing natural surroundings. The Masurian Lake District or Masurian Lakeland (Pojezierze Mazurskie Masurische Seenplatte is a Lake district in northeastern Poland containing
History
Ostróda was originally an Old Prussian settlement on an island at the river delta where the Drewenz Drwęca river flows into Drewenzsee Lake Drwęca. "Prussians" redirects here "Prussians" may also refer to citizens of the former German state of Prussia. A delta is a Landform where the mouth of a River flows into an Ocean, Sea, Estuary, Lake or another river Drwęca may also refer to Lake Drwęca in Poland The Drwęca (Drewenz is a River in northern Poland and a tributary Lake Drwęca ( Polish: Jezioro Drwęckie, German: Drewenzer See) is a Lake in the Masurian Lake District of the Warmian-Masurian In 1270 the Teutonic Order began constructing wooden earthworks to control the original settlement as well as defend the initial settlers Mazur and German settlers. The Teutonic Order is a German Roman Catholic religious order. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as The knights named the new town Osterode after Osterode am Harz in Lower Saxony, Germany (now a sister city with Ostróda). Osterode am Harz often simply called Osterode, is a city in south-eastern Niedersachsen on the south-western edge of the Harz mountains Lower Saxony ( German: Niedersachsen ch is pronounced before an s --> lies in north-western Germany and is second Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Between 1349-1370 the Order replaced the wood-and-earth fort with a stone castle. The town, whose charter traditionally dates to 1335, quickly became a regional administrative center for the Order.
After the Battle of Grunwald in 1410, Klaus von Döhringen conquered Ostróda's castle and delivered the town to the victorious Wladislaus II of Poland. The Battle of Grunwald (or 1st Battle of Tannenberg) took place on 15 July 1410 with the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, led by Wladislaus II of Poland refers to different monarchs of Poland Władysław II the Exile (1105-1159 High Duke of Poland Jogaila (1351?-1434 The Polish king brought the body of Ulrich von Jungingen to Ostróda before travelling to besiege Marienburg (Malbork); the regrouping Teutonic Knights recaptured Ostróda a few months later. Ulrich von Jungingen (1360 &ndash July 15 1410) was the 26th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, serving from 1407-10 Malbork (Marienburg in Westpreußen Civitas Beatae Virginis is a Town in northern Poland in the Żuławy region with 41000 inhabitants (2001
During the Thirteen Years' War (1454-1466), Ostróda was repeatedly captured by both the Poles and Prussian Confederation on one side and the Teutonic Knights on the other. The Thirteen Years' War was also the name of an Austrian-Ottoman War Thirteen Years War in Hungary The Thirteen Years' War (Dreizehnjähriger Krieg Wojna trzynastoletnia The Prussian Confederation (Preußischer Bund or Bund vor Gewalt; Związek Pruski was an organization formed in 1440 by a group of 53 gentry and clergy and 19 cities in From 1525 until 1701 Osterode was part of Ducal Prussia, and after 1701 part of Kingdom of Prussia. The Duchy of Prussia or Ducal Prussia (Herzogtum Preußen Prūsijos kunigaikštystė Prusy Książęce was a Duchy in the eastern part of Prussia from The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising The majority of inhabitants were Protestant and the Evangelical church books date back to 1600s. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. In 1818 it became the seat of a Kreis (district) within the Kingdom of Prussia. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising In 1871 Osterode was included in the newly formed German Reich. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Deutsches Reich was the name for Germany from 1871 to 1945 in the German language.
As a result of the treaty of Versailles on 11 july 1920 the Warmia and Masuria plebiscite was organized under the control of the League of nations, which resulted 97,81 % of votes to remain in Germany and 2,19 % for Poland. The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. The East Prussia(n plebiscite (Abstimmung in Ostpreußen also known as the Allenstein and Marienwerder plebiscite or Warmia Masuria and Powiśle plebiscite (Plebiscyt The League of Nations was an International organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919–1920
The last remains of ethnic Polish immigrant minority fled the Communists or was expelled along with all inhabitants of East-Prussia. East Prussia (Ostpreußen; Rytų Prūsija or Rytprūsiai; Prusy Wschodnie Восточная Пруссия or Vostochnaya Prussiya) refers to the main part Moreover Osterode lost its pre-war Jewish population through Nazi persecution. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German
In january 1945 Osterode was occupied by the Soviet Red Army without fightings but 70% of the town was destroyed afterwards through burnings. A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya Most of its population tried to escape to the west througout the evacuation of East Prussia. The evacuation of East Prussia refers to the evacuation of the German civilian population and military personnel in East Prussia and the Klaipėda region According to the Potsdam Conference the town was granted to Poland and its pre-war German population was replaced with Poles. The Potsdam Conference was held at Cecilienhof, the home of Crown Prince Wilhelm Hohenzollern, in Potsdam, Germany, from July 16,
While it was previously in Olsztyn Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998, Ostróda has been situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. Olsztyn Voivodeship (województwo olsztyńskie was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975 &ndash 1998, superseded Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (also known as Warmia-Masuria Province or by its Polish name województwo warmińsko-mazurskie or simply Warmińsko-Mazurskie Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
Twin towns
External links
- Kirchenbuch Evangelical church book documents (Taufen, Heiraten, Tote) of inhabitants of Osterode since 1600s. Osterode am Harz often simply called Osterode, is a city in south-eastern Niedersachsen on the south-western edge of the Harz mountains
- Municipal webpage
- Ostróda Online (Polish)
- City history (German)
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