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Mikołajskie Lake
Mikołajskie Lake (Polish: Jezioro Mikołajskie; ) is glacial lake in Masurian Lake District in Poland. Mikołajskie Lake covers about and is long and wide with a maximum depth of 25.9 meters. In the north, Mikołajskie Lake is connected with the Tałty Lake under the road bridge in Mikołajki. To one of the pillars of the bridge, on a spring, is chained the Król Sielaw, King of Vendaces (Fish King, in Polish: Król Sielaw, Rybi Król, legendary king of Masuria). In the south-east, Mikołajskie Lake is connected with the Śniardwy Lake by the Przeczka strait within Dybowski Róg and Popielski Róg. In the south-west, Mikołajskie Lake is connected with the Bełdany Lake. On the west bank extends the Pisz Forest. On the shore of the lake are the towns: Mikołajki, Dybowo, Kulinowo, Wierzba. Notable wildlife: * Eurasian bittern (''Botaurus stellaris'') * Common goldeneye (''Bucephala clangula'') * Ruff (bird), Ruff (''Philomachus pugnax'') * Black-throated loon (''Gavia arct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikołajki
Mikołajki () is a resort town in Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in north-eastern Poland, with 3,852 inhabitants as of 2017. The town is located near the Śniardwy, the largest lake of both the Masurian Lake District and Poland. It is located in the center of the ethnocultural region of Masuria. History Mikołajki is an old Masurian church town first documented as Nickelsdorf (Sankt Niklas) in 1444 and Niklasdorf in 1493. The name refers to Saint Nicholas (''Mikołaj'' in Polish). Early on, it was part of the State of the Teutonic Order. In 1454 Polish King and Lithuanian Grand Duke Casimir IV Jagiellon incorporated the region to the Kingdom of Poland upon the request of the anti-Teutonic Prussian Confederation, and the Thirteen Years' War broke out. After the war ended in 1466 it was part of Poland, as a fiefdom held by the Teutonic Knights and, from 1525 on, the Duchy of Prussia, founded as a vassal state of Poland. Similar to all of Masuria, it was mainly i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |