Elbląg

Elbląg is a city at the confluence of the Elbląg and Nogat rivers in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. The center combines rebuilt brick houses, medieval remnants, and modern urban facilities within a planned street network.

Teutonic Knights founded the settlement in 1237 as a fortified trading post on the Baltic coast. In the 14th century the city joined the Hanseatic League and developed into an important port for goods moving between Polish territories and western European harbors.

The old center shows houses and workshops in the style of medieval trading towns, now used as shops and cafés. Visitors can walk through narrow cobbled lanes and see the restored gable fronts that recall the earlier merchant architecture.

The rebuilt old town district can be explored on foot, while modern neighborhoods outside the center hold residential areas and shops. The canal offers boat trips from spring to autumn, where visitors can watch boats being hauled over sloped planes.

Reconstruction plans starting in 2000 followed archaeological finds from the original foundations and historical city maps from the 17th century. Technicians used traditional brick building methods to recreate the fronts and roof shapes of medieval townhouses.

Location: Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Inception: 1237

Shares border with: Gmina Elbląg, Gmina Tolkmicko, Gmina Milejewo

Website: http://umelblag.pl

GPS coordinates: 54.15587,19.40446

Latest update: December 15, 2025 05:12