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Frombork
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Frombork (; ) is a town in northern Poland, situated on the Vistula Lagoon in Braniewo County, within Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship. As of December 2021, it has a population of 2,260.
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Place details
- Locality
- Frombork
- Region
- województwo warmińsko-mazurskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 2,529
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Frombork
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Frombork COA 1.svg
- Settlement.image_flag
- POL Frombork flag.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Braniewo
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Frombork
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Zbigniew Pietkiewicz
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 13th century
- Settlement.established_title2
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date2
- 1278
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Frombork
- Population
- 2159
- Area
- 7.59
- Official website
- www.frombork.pl
- Image
- Frauenburger Dom 2010.jpg
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- Frombork
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- native label
- Frombork
- postal code
- 14-530
- P6482
- Frombork
- male population
- 1034
- female population
- 1125
- P12749
- Frankfurt (Oder)
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Travel guide
Get around
The town of Frombork is extremely small so no transport is needed. You can get anywhere on foot.
See
thumb|300px|Another view from the quay. Town, sea and countryside all mingle here Vistula Lagoon
Sleep
There is a hotel, though perhaps more characterful (and less expensive) are the many guesthouses scattered throughout the town.
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Copernican era
- Modern history
- Sights
- Monuments
- Transport
- Sports
- International relations
- Twin towns - sister cities
- Former twin towns
- References
- External links
Frombork (; ) is a town in northern Poland, situated on the Vistula Lagoon in Braniewo County, within Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship. As of December 2021, it has a population of 2,260.
The town was first mentioned in a 13th-century document. In the early 16th century it was the residence of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who used it as a site for several of his observations.
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