Mrągowo

  The Mrągowo Lakeland is one of the three lake districts located in Warmia
 and Masuria (Warmińsko-Mazurskie Province). The largest lakes in this 
area are Czos, Juno, Juksty, Salęt and Wągiel. The most important river
 in the locality is the Krutynia. The south-eastern part of the commune 
of Mrągowo lies within the Masurian Landscape Park.
  Owing to its attractive location among lakes and forests as well as its 
various tourist attractions, Mrągowo serves as the summer capital 
of the region. Lovers of leisure activities can come here for canoeing, 
hiking, cycling, excursions by coach, horse riding, and sunbathing on the 
clean beaches by 
the lakes. The town offers many interesting hiking routes, cycle tracks 
and waterways leading to places such as Kętrzyn, Sorkwity, Reszel,
Święta Lipka and the Great Masurian Lakes.
  A 1999 analysis by the Institute of Research on Market Economy
 named Mrągowo as the only leader among the towns inhabited by 
15,000-40,000 and located in Warmińsko-Mazurskie Province.

Mrągowo - urban commune

Municipality of Mrągowo
ul. Królewiecka 60A, 11-700 Mrągowo
tel. (+48 89) 7413256
fax (+48 89) 7412874
e-mail: ummragowo@mragowo.um.gov.pl
strona www: www.mragowo.um.gov.pl

Managing staff
Mayor: Otolia Siemieniec
tel. (+48 89) 7413256, fax (+48 89) 7412874,
e-mail: burmistrz@mragowo.um.gov.pl

Deputy: Tomasz Witkowicz
tel. (+48 89) 7413256, fax (+48 89) 7412874,
e-mail: zcaburmistrza@mragowo.um.gov.pl

Secretary: Jadwiga Osiecka
tel. (+48 89) 7413256, fax (+48 89) 7412874,
e-mail: ummragowo@mragowo.um.gov.pl

Head of Strategy, Development

and Public Relations Department: Donata Kobylińska Durka
tel. (+48 89) 7413258, fax (+48 89) 7412874,
e-mail: gimbut@mragowo.um.gov.pl

Public Relations Manager: Katarzyna Enerlich
tel. (+48 89) 7412775, fax (+48 89) 7412874,
e-mail: promocja@mragowo.um.gov.pl

Town Council Chairman: Zbigniew Lubowidzki
tel. (+48 89) 7412173, fax (+48 89) 7412874,
e-mail: ummragowo@mragowo.um.gov.pl

Investor's first-contact person: Andrzej Figura
tel. (+48 89) 7412991, fax (+48 89) 7412874,
e-mail: ummragowo@mragowo.um.gov.pl

LOCATION AND ECONOMY

The town (formerly called Ządźbork), with its population of 23.000 residents 
is the capital of Mrągowo Lake District. It is situated between lakes Czos and Juno. It stands on the crossroads to Giżycko, Olsztyn and Ełk. It is just around 90 km to the State border with the Kaliningrad district and the border crossing in Bezledy. The town is also crossed by the railway line from Olsztyn to Ełk. Two airfields nearby the town can be used during the tourist season for tourist flights. During the recent years, a number of important ecology oriented projects have been completed in Mrągowo, including e.g. the new sanitary landfill and the municipal sewage treatment plant. There are more than 1000 business entities operating in the town, the largest of which are the: dairy cooperative, furniture factory, clothing manufacturing company, factory of construction machines and a large coffee roasting company.

         Demographic data
Population: 22 600
Population increase: +0,3%
Age groups:
pre-working age: 27,9%
working age: 62,7%
post-working age: 9,4%

                                    Preferable investments
          * construction of a winter-sports centre on the slopes of Góra
           Czterech Wiatrów (downhill skiing tracks, lifts, snow-making
           equipment, backup facilities)
        * construction of hotels and guesthouses
        * waste management

                       Incentives to investment
* local taxes kept on a low level

- within the town limits there are 5 swimming facilities
- during Picnic Country, a special “country” style train 
  is operated between Olsztyn and Mrągowo
- a canoeing route goes to Święta Lipka across lake
   Czos and Juno
- the Sports Championship School and the sailing club 
  “Baza Mrągowo” are among the best in Poland and many
  national and international champions in sailing, windsurfing
  and ice sailing were educated and trained there
- the surrounding area is ideal for cycling tours
- some of the hills around Mrągowo can be used for
  paragliding starting points

- lake Czos is 279,1 ha in area and 42,5 m deep
- small lake Głębokie in Marcinkowo is 38 m deep
- a part of the Krutynia river and lake Krutyńskie form 
  a natural sanctuary
- a large number of cranes can be encountered
  in ,,Piłaki" natural sanctuary
- the blue, M. Wańkowicz Memorial tourist route leading
  through Maradki to the banks of lake Mokre starts 
  in  Sorkwity

 -  in 1880 almost 50,000 people lived in the district of 
    Mrągowo
 -  in 1920 a school of agriculture was built in the town
 -  in Muntowo large rocks called the “Twins” can be found
 -  “The Hill of Four Winds” on lake Czos is an excellent viewing
    point to see the picturesque location of Mrągowo
 -  among the more interesting plants found around Mrągowo
    the scrub pine, bison grass and twig rush should be
    mentioned
 - Mrągowo Lake District is situated on one of the major routes
    of bird trips in Europe
 -  in 1527 Mrągowo was granted the privilege to organize
    yearly fairs and weakly markets by Duke Albrecht
 -  during the 17th and 18th c. wild boars were hunted in the
    forests of Mrągowo using fishing nets
 -  the remains of a settlement on water from 200 years BC 
    was discovered on the bank of lake Piłakno
 -  the oldest preserved list of taxes paid by citizens of 
    Mrągowo dates back to 1541
 -  a picturesque and deep gorge with a very rich vegetation
    can be found on lake Juno near the village of Polska Wieś
 -  during the initial years of the 13th c. the residents of
    Mrągowo got the official privilege to use lake Czos
 -  during the 17th c. the residents of Mrągowo were widely involved 
    in burning lime