Działdowo
Działdowo | |
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Aerial view Działdowo Castle Town hall | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Działdowo | |
| Coordinates: 53°14′N 20°11′E / 53.233°N 20.183°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Działdowo |
| Gmina | Działdowo (urban gmina) |
| Established | 14th century |
| Town rights | 1344 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Grzegorz Mrowiński |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.35 km2 (5.15 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2021) | |
• Total | 20,935 |
| • Density | 1,568/km2 (4,062/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 13-200 |
| Area code | +48 23 |
| Car plates | NDZ |
| Voivodeship roads | |
| Website | https://www.dzialdowo.pl |
Działdowo (pronounced [d͡ʑau̯ˈdɔvɔ]; German: Soldau, Prussian: Saldawa) is a town in northern Poland with 20,935 inhabitants as of December 2021, the capital of Działdowo County. As part of Masuria, it is situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
Founded in the Middle Ages and granted town rights in 1344, the town features heritage sites in various styles, including Gothic, Baroque, Gothic Revival and Baroque Revival, a preserved medieval urban layout with a market square and a medieval castle. It is particularly known as the location of the Soldau concentration camp during the German occupation of Poland in World War II. The town is a major railroad junction connecting the capital city of Warsaw with Gdańsk and Olsztyn to the north.