Country Poland Area 65.24 km2 | Founded 1690 Mayor Czeslaw Renkiewicz Population 69,527 | |
Suwalki [su?vau?k?i is a town in northeastern Poland with 69,210 inhabitants (2011). The Czarna Hancza river flows through the town. It is the capital of Suwalki County and one of the most important centers of commerce in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. Until 1999 the town was the capital of Suwalki Voivodeship. Suwalki is located about 30 kilometres (19 miles) from the southwestern Lithuanian border. The town gives its name to the Polish protected area known as Suwalki Landscape Park. Suwalki is the largest city and the capital of the historical Suwalki Region.
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Map of Suwalki
History
The area of Suwalki had been populated by local Yotvingian and Prussian tribes since the early Middle Ages. However, with the arrival of the Teutonic Order to Yotvingia, their lands were conquered and remained largely depopulated in the following centuries.
Tourist attractions
References
Suwalki Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA
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