Goldap

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Goldap is a town in northeastern Poland near the border with Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast, historically notable for its strategic location and heavy fighting during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town ⓘ
areaCode +48 87 ⓘ
carPlatesCode NGO ⓘ
country Poland ⓘ
distanceToKaliningrad about 70 km ⓘ
experiencedEvent heavy fighting during World War II ⓘ
formerLanguageMajority German ⓘ
foundedIn 1570 ⓘ
hasClimate humid continental climate ⓘ
hasLandmark Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church ⓘ
Gołdap pyramid graduation towers ⓘ
historic town square ⓘ
hasSpaStatus health resort town ⓘ
hasTransport regional road connections to Ełk ⓘ
regional road connections to Olecko ⓘ
regional road connections to Suwałki ⓘ
hasTwinTown Gusev ⓘ
Sovetsk ⓘ
historicalRegion East Prussia ⓘ
Masuria ⓘ
isSeatOf Gmina Gołdap ⓘ
Gołdap County ⓘ
knownFor Romincka Forest nature areas ⓘ
ski slopes and winter sports ⓘ
spa and sanatorium facilities ⓘ
languageMajority Polish ⓘ
locatedIn Gołdap County ⓘ
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship ⓘ
locatedInRegion northeastern Poland ⓘ
locatedNear border with Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Gołdapa River ⓘ
nearBorderCrossingWith Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) ⓘ
linked to: Kaliningrad Oblast
nearLake Gołdap Lake ⓘ
nearMountainRange Puszcza Romincka (Romincka Forest) ⓘ
population approximately 13000 ⓘ
postalCode 19-500 ⓘ
reconstructedAfter World War II ⓘ
strategicImportance border town and transport hub ⓘ
townRightsGrantedIn 1570 ⓘ
voivodeshipCapitalDistance about 130 km from Olsztyn ⓘ
wasHeavilyDamagedIn World War II ⓘ
wasPartOf German Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia

Nazi Germany ⓘ
People’s Republic of Poland ⓘ
Third Polish Republic ⓘ
Weimar Republic ⓘ

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