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Augustów
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Augustów is a town in north-eastern Poland. It lies on the Netta River and the Augustów Canal. It is the seat of Augustów County and of Gmina Augustów in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. Augustów has an area of , and as of June 2022 it has a population of 29,305.
Augustów is a town in northeastern Poland located on the Netta River and the Augustów Canal, serving as the administrative seat for both Augustów County and Gmina Augustów in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. As of June 2022, it had a population of 29,305 residents.
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Key facts
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- Top left: Augustów Basilica of Jesus in Skorupki; top right: former Water Management Authority's office (Budynek Zarządu Wodnego); middle left: ancient house in Augustów Market Square; middle right: Netta Nature Park and Augustów Canal; bottom: icy season in Studzieniczne Lake
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- POL Augustów COA.svg
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- Poland#Poland Podlaskie Voivodeship
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- bottom
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- Country
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- Voivodeship
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- County
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- Augustów County
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- Gmina
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- Augustów (urban gmina)
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- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 1496
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- Established
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- 1546
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- Town rights
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- 1557
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- Mayor
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- 80.90
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Named after
- Sigismund II Augustus
- Official name
- Augustów
- Demonym
- augustowianka
- Country
- Nazi Germany
- Located in
- Bezirk Bialystok
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 29494
- Area
- 80.93
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Netta
- Capital of
- Q5289439
- Shares border with
- Gmina Płaska
- Founded by
- Sigismund II Augustus
- Official website
- urzad.augustow.pl
- Image
- Necko from Borki 02.JPG
- Dialing code
- 87
- Licence plate code
- BAU
- Significant event
- town privileges
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- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
- Commons category
- Augustów
- topic's main category
- Category:Augustów
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- Augustów
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Augustów
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Augustów
- inception
- 1550-00-00
- twinned administrative body
- Rudky
- office held by head of government
- mayor
- postal code
- 16-300
- time of earliest written record
- 1496-00-00
- native label
- Augustów
- P8168
- Lutobrok-Folwark
- different from
- Augustów
- male population
- 13859
- female population
- 15635
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Transport
- Road transport
- Rail transport
- Tourism
- Cuisine
- Sports
- International relations
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable residents
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
Augustów is a town in north-eastern Poland. It lies on the Netta River and the Augustów Canal. It is the seat of Augustów County and of Gmina Augustów in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. Augustów has an area of , and as of June 2022 it has a population of 29,305.
In 1970, Augustów became officially recognized as a health and relaxation resort. In 1973, surrounding settlements were named a part of it, forming a popular resort town.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Augustów” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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