Kętrzyn
Kętrzyn ([ˈkɛntʂɨn] ⓘ, until 1946 Rastembork; German: Rastenburg [ˈʁastn̩bʊʁk] ⓘ) is a town in northeastern Poland with 27,478 inhabitants (2019). It is the capital of Kętrzyn County in the Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship.
Kętrzyn
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Kętrzyn | |
| Coordinates: 54°5′N 21°23′E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian–Masurian |
| County | Kętrzyn |
| Gmina | Kętrzyn (urban gmina) |
| Established | 1329 |
| Town rights | 1357 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ryszard Niedziółka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.34 km2 (3.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 27,478 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 11-400 |
| Area code | +48 89 |
| Car plates | NKE |
| Voivodeship roads | |
| Website | ketrzyn.pl |
The town is known for the surrounding Masurian Lakeland and numerous monuments of historical value such as the Wolf's Lair in nearby Gierłoż, which was Adolf Hitler's primary headquarters in Eastern Europe over the course of Nazi Germany's military campaign on the Eastern Front during World War II.
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