Mikołajki

For other places with the same name, see Mikołajki (disambiguation).

Mikołajki
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Mikołajki
Coordinates: 53°48′N 21°35′E / 53.8°N 21.583°E / 53.8; 21.583Coordinates: 53°48′N 21°35′E / 53.8°N 21.583°E / 53.8; 21.583
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Mrągowo
Gmina	Mikołajki
Established	15th century
Town rights	1726
Government
- Mayor	Piotr Jakubowski
Area
- Total	8.85 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Highest elevation	150 m (492 ft)
Lowest elevation	116 m (381 ft)
Population (2006)
- Total	3,848
- Density	434.8/km2 (1,126.1/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	11-730
Area code(s)	+48 87
Car plates	NMR
Website	http://www.mikolajki.pl

Mikołajki [mikɔˈwai̯ki] (German:  Nikolaiken (help·info)) is a town in Mrągowo County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in north-eastern Poland with 3,849 inhabitants. The village Zełwągi belongs to Mikołajki. The town is located near Śniardwy, the largest lake of the Masurian Lake District.

History

Mikołajki

Mikołajki is an old Masurian church town first documented in 1444. The settlement grew during the 18th century, receiving its town privileges as Nikolaiken in 1726. Because of its location on Śniardwy, the fishery of Nikolaiken ensured continued prosperity; the whitefish of the region were especially popular throughout East Prussia.

Until 1945 the town was part of Landkreis Sensburg within East Prussia in the Kingdom of Prussia. During World War II Nikolaiken was one of the few East Prussian towns not destroyed from the fighting, and it became part of Poland as Mikołajki after war's end. The German-speaking population was evacuated and expelled by Polish and Soviet soldiers.

The town was a growing tourist center before the war, and is now one of the largest tourist sights in Masuria. The ice sailing in winter is an especially popular attraction.

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International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Twin towns — Sister cities

Mikołajki is twinned with:

• Villard-de-Lans, France
• Varėna, Lithuania

External links

• (English) Mikołajki, at Phorum website

Media related to Mikołajki at Wikimedia Commons