Mor?g : Poland
Mor?g IPA=’m?r??k (German Mohrungen) is a town in north-eastern Poland in the voivodship of Warmia-Masuria, formerly part of East Prussia. As of 2003 Mor?g had ca. 15,500 inhabitants. The town is located at 1956’ E 5355’ N and has an area of 6.1 km.
Population
1740: 1,067
1782: 1,753
1820: 2,108
1880: 3,742
1885: 3,879
1890: 3,780
1900: 4,025
1910: 4,147
1925: 4,934
1933: 5,414
History
The town was founded as Mohrungen in 1302 in (East) Prussia and in 1327 attained the Kulmer Recht from Hermann von Oettingen. The original inhabitants of the town came from Sdharz. After belonging to the Duchy of Prussia under the Polish crown, the town became part of the Kingdom of Prussia and was from 1752 the seat of the district of Mohrungen.
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