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Korsze

Coordinates: 54°10′17″N 21°8′28″E / 54.17139°N 21.14111°E / 54.17139; 21.14111
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Korsze
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Korsze is located in Poland
Korsze
Korsze
Coordinates: 54°10′17″N 21°8′28″E / 54.17139°N 21.14111°E / 54.17139; 21.14111
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyKętrzyn
GminaKorsze
Area
 • Total
4.03 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
4,005
 • Density990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
11-430
Vehicle registrationNKE
Websitehttps://korsze.pl/

Korsze [ˈkɔrʂɛ] is a town in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, with 4,005 inhabitants (2022).[1] It is a railroad junction, located along the major Olsztyn-Skandawa line and Ełk-Bartoszyce line.

Krzysztof Raczkowski, the former musician and drummer for the Polish death metal band Vader, spent his juvenile years in Korsze. After his death, he was buried in the local cemetery.[2]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Korsze.

Korsze is home to three historic water towers from the 1900s.[3] One of the water towers is a Klönne-type water tower, of which only three exist.[4]

Four Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the settlement during World War II.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Korsze (warmińsko-mazurskie) » mapy, nieruchomości, GUS, noclegi, szkoły, atrakcje, regon, kody pocztowe, wypadki drogowe, wynagrodzenie, bezrobocie, zarobki, edukacja, tabele, demografia". Polska w liczbach (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  2. ^ Blabbermouth (2005-08-25). "VADER Say Goodbye To Former Drummer". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  3. ^ "Korsze - 3 zabytkowe wieże ciśnień". Warmińsko-Mazurski Fundusz Filmowy (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  4. ^ "Korsze". greenvelo.pl. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  5. ^ Zestawienie Miejsc Zbrodni Popełnionych na Ludności Cywilnej przez Okupanta Hitlerowskiego na Ziemiach Polskich w latach 1939–1945 (in Polish). Warszawa. 2022. p. 303. ISBN 978-83-954388-3-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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