Elbląg

Elbląg [ˈɛlblɔŋk] (German: Elbing) is a city in northern Poland on the eastern edge of the Żuławy region with 124,257 inhabitants (December 31, 2011). It is the capital of Elbląg County and has been assigned (since 1999) to the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. Previously it was the capital of Elbląg Voivodeship (1975–1998) and a county seat within Gdańsk Voivodeship (1945–1975).

Geographical location

Elbląg is located about 55 kilometres (34 miles) south-east of Gdańsk and 90 km (56 mi) south-west of Kaliningrad. The city is a port on the river Elbląg, which flows into the Vistula Lagoon about 10 km (6 mi) to the north, thus giving the city access to the Baltic Sea via the Russian-controlled Strait of Baltiysk. The Old Town (Polish: Stare Miasto) is located on the river Elbląg connecting Lake Drużno to the Vistula Lagoon, about 10 km (6 mi) from the lagoon and 60 km (37 mi) from Gdańsk.

Modern city

The German Elbing was almost totally destroyed at the end of World War II. The city became the Polish Elbląg after the war, when the area was ceded to Poland under border changes promulgated at the Potsdam Conference. Parts of the inner city were gradually rebuilt, and around 2000 rebuilding was begun in a style emulating the previous architecture, in many cases over the same foundations and utilizing old bricks and portions of the same walls. The western bank part of the old city is now completely gone.

Elbląg (parliamentary constituency)

Elbląg is a Polish parliamentary constituency in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It elects eight members of the Sejm and two members of the Senate.

The district has the number '34' for elections to the Sejm and '33' for elections to the Senate and is named after the city of Elbląg. It includes the counties of Bartoszyce, Braniewo, Działdowo, Elbląg, Iława, Lidzbark, Nowe Miasto, and Ostróda, and the city county of Elbląg.

List of members

Senate

Sejm

Footnotes

Elbląg (disambiguation)

Elbląg is a city in Poland.

Elbląg may also refer to: