Węgorzewo | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Greater Poland |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Złotów |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Okonek |
Coordinates: | 53.5983°N 16.9017°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Population Total: | 280 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Registration Plate: | PZL |
Węgorzewo (German: Vangerow)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Okonek, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[2] It lies approximately 8km (05miles) north-east of Okonek, 280NaN0 north of Złotów, and 1330NaN0 north of the regional capital Poznań.
In the 10th century the area became part of the emering Polish state, and after the country's fragmentation it was part of the Duchy of Pomerania until 1648. Afterwards it was part of Prussia and Germany, before it became again part of Poland following World War II in 1945.