Działdowo
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 Działdowo
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| Coordinates: 53°14′N 20°11′E / 53.233°N 20.183°E | |||
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 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian | ||
| County | Działdowo County | ||
| Gmina | Działdowo (urban gmina) | ||
| Established | 14th century | ||
| Town rights | 1344 | ||
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| • Mayor | Grzegorz Mrowiński | ||
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| • Total | 13.35 km2 (5.15 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 20,824 | ||
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 13-200 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 23 | ||
| Car plates | NDZ | ||
| Website | http://www.dzialdowo.pl | ||
Działdowo pronounced [d͡ʑau̯ˈdɔvɔ] (German: Soldau) is a town in north-central Poland with 24,830 inhabitants (2006), the capital of Działdowo County. Situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (since 1999), Działdowo belonged previously to Ciechanów Voivodeship (1975–1998). The town is a major railroad junction connecting the capital city of Warsaw with Gdańsk and Olsztyn to the north.
The first settlement in the vicinity, known as Sasinowie in Polish and Sassen in German, was established by the Old Prussians, an indigenous Baltic tribe. The Teutonic Knights conquered the region and built a castle, a wing of which still remains. The new settlement near the castle founded by Mikołaj z Karbowa and named Soldov was granted town privileges on 14 August 1344 by the Grand Master Ludolf König. The name Dzialdoff was first written on a 1409 map during the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War.
Within the Duchy of Prussia the settlement converted to Lutheranism during the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century, according to the choice of its Prince. The following communes belonged to the Protestant parish of Soldau: Amalienhof, Borowo, Bursch, Cämmersdorf, Gajowken, Hohendorf, Kyschienen, Königshagen, Kurkau, Niederhof, Pierlawken, Pruschinowo, and Rudolfsfelde.
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