Zegrze

For the neighbourhood of Żegrze in Poznań, see Rataje, Poznań.
Zegrze
Village

Radziwiłł Palace
Zegrze
Coordinates: 52°27′43″N 21°2′4″E / 52.46194°N 21.03444°E / 52.46194; 21.03444
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
County Legionowo
Gmina Serock
Population 970

Zegrze [ˈzɛɡʐɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Serock, within Legionowo County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Serock, 11 km (7 mi) north-east of Legionowo, and 28 km (17 mi) north of Warsaw.

The village has a population of 970. It gave its name to the nearby Zegrze Reservoir, a man-made lake constructed in 1963 with a hydroelectric complex producing 20 Megawatts of energy, a popular place of recreation for the residents of Warsaw.[2]

Zegrze is the location of a historic palace built in 1847 by the noble Krasiński family, given as a dowry of Jadwiga Krasińska in 1862, to her new husband Prince Maciej Radziwiłł. The palace, surrounded by a park, serves as a convention centre and a small hotel.[3]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ↑ Waldek Andrzejewski, Urszula Górska. "Zegrze. Zalew Zegrzyński" (in Polish). Regionalny serwis informacyjny. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Pałac Zegrzyński" (in Polish). Polska w zabytkach. Pałace. Retrieved 27 December 2011.

Coordinates: 52°27′43″N 21°2′4″E / 52.46194°N 21.03444°E / 52.46194; 21.03444

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