Elbląg

Elbląg
Port and the Old Town
Flag Coat of arms
Elbląg
Coordinates:
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	city county
Established	1237
City rights	1246
Government
• Mayor	Witold Wróblewski
Area
• Total	7,982 km2 (3,082 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	124 257
• Density	1,588.2/km2 (4,113/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	82-300 to 82-315
Area code	+48 055
Car plates	NE
Website	http://www.umelblag.pl

Elblag (German: Elbing Latin: Elbinga) is a city in northern Poland on the eastern edge of the Żuławy region with 124,257 inhabitants (December 31, 2011). Elbląg is one of the oldest cities in the province and in Poland.

Geometry

Elbląg is located about 55 kilometres (34 miles) south-east of Gdańsk and 90 km (56 mi) south-west of Kaliningrad, Russia. 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.

Famous people who live there

• Hans von Bodeck (1582–1658), diplomat and Chancellor of Brandenburg
• John Amos Comenius (1592–1670), educator
• Ursula Karusseit (1939– ), actress