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Mragowo poviat - a district in the north-east Poland, in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, located on Masuria, in the Land of a Thousand Lakes. The seat of the authorities of the Mrągowo poviat is the city Mragowo.
The area of the poviat is 1065.23 km², which makes it the 12th largest poviat in the voivodship, as well as one of the least populated.
The poviat is located in the Mrągowo Lake District, among the forests of the Piska Forest and Masurian lakes, which account for over 10% of the entire region. This location favors the development of tourism in Masuriawhich dates back to the 18th century.
An administrative division
The poviat consists of:
- municipalities: Mrągowo
- urban-rural communes: Mikołajki
- rural communes: Mrągowo, Piecki, Sorkwity
- cities: Mragowo, Saint Nicholas' Day
Drive
Monuments and attractions
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Mragowo
Evangelical Church, Church of St. Saint Adalbert, the Bismarck Tower, a historic church, the building of the County Office and the City Hall, Old Cottage, buildings at Pl. Kajki, Town of Mrongoville, Amphitheater on Lake Czos, Ski lift, Museum of Military Equipment, Monument to Mrągowo Mermaid
Mrągowo commune
The "Gązwa" nature reserve, Marcinkowskie Lake, Sarż Lake, Karwik Lake, Probarskie Lake, Kociołek Lake, Lake Boskie (Łąkowe), Lake Dobrynek, the manor complex and the church in Bożem, the remains of the state-owned farm in Budziska, the church and the ruins of the Teutonic castle in Szestnie, the Manor House in Gronów, the Palace in Notyst Dolny
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Saint Nicholas' Day
Evangelical Church and Reformation Museum, market square, railway viaduct, ski slope, Mikołajskie Lake, Jewish cemetery
Mikołajki Commune
Lake Jorzec, Lake Głębokie, Lake Łuknajno (Ramsar Convention), Lake Majcz Wielki, the manor complex in Baranów, the church in Baranów, the Zełwągi peat bog, the Field Station of the University of Warsaw in Urwitałt
Piecki commune
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Old Believers Monastery in Wojnowo, Regional Museum in Piecki, Evangelical Cemetery in Piecki, Masurian Cottage in Piecki, Ernst Wiechert Museum in Piersławek, Museum of Nature in Krutynia, Kayak Stations on the Krutynia River, Watermill in Zielony Lasek, Church in Nawiady, Lake Zyzdrój Wielki, Lake Zyzdrój Wielki Nawiady Lake
Sorkwity commune
The Evangelical-Augsburg church and the palace in Sorkwity, the railway bridge in Sorkwity, the manor house in Jełmuń, the remains of the manor house in Kozark Wielki, the historic manor house in Jędrychów, the manor and park complex in Rozogi, the manor house and the Evangelical church in Rybno, the old forge in Burszewo, the lake Piłakno, Lake Lampackie, Lake Gielądzkie, Lake Jełmuń
Nature conservation
Landscape parks:
- Masurian Landscape ParkLake Bełdany in the Masurian PK
Nature reserves:
- Krutynia
- Turn
- Royal Pine
- Strzalowo
- FirstosLake Śniardwy - Folwark Łuknajno
- Czaplisko - Ławny Lasek
- Czapliniec
- Lake Łuknajno
- Warnołty Lake
- Lake Lisunie
- Lower Krutynia
- Piłaki
- Lake Nidzkie
- Pogubie Wielkie Lake
- Gązwa
- A lake near Drozdowo
Tourist routes
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Hiking trails
Bike trails
Template: Bicycle Trail | BLUE BIKE TRAIL "LARGE MRĄGOWSKA LOOP" Mrągowo - Wierzbowo - Żabieniec - Jakubowo - Probark - Mrągowo | 27.2 km |
Template: Bicycle Trail | THE YELLOW CYCLING TRAIL "SORKWICE FORESTS" Mrągowo - Gązwa - Młynik - Pustniki - Stary Gieląd - Sorkwity - Bagienice Małe - Mrągowo | 35.5 km |
Template: Bicycle Trail | RED TRAIL Grodzisk Pruskie SAINT LIPKA - MRAGOWO - MIKOŁAJKI St. Lipka - Pilec - Gizewo - Kiersztanowo - Polish Village - Mrągowo - Kosewo - Użranki - Jora Wlk. - Faszcze - Mikołajki | 55.5 km |
Template: Bicycle Trail | THE YELLOW TRAIL OF ERNST WIECHERT Mrągowo - Krzywe - Brejdyny - Piecki - Piersławek - Kosewo Górne - Kosewo - Mrągowo | 44.9 km |
Template: Bicycle Trail | THE GREEN BIKE ROUTE "AROUND JUNO LAKE" Mrągowo - Popowo Salęckie - Szestno - Kiersztanowo - Polish Village - Mrągowo | 20 km |
Template: Bicycle Trail | BLUE TRAIL "KRUTYŃSKI CYCLING ROUTE" Sorkwity - Jędrychowo - Grabowo - Dłużec - Gant - Machary - Nowy Zyzdrój - Spychowo - Zgon - Cierzpięta - Krutyń - Gałkowo | 68.7 km |
Parties
- Billiard Tournament for the Cup of the Mayor of the City of Mrągowo (May) - Mrągowo
- Midsummer in Krutynia (second half of June) - Mikołajki Commune
- Mrągowo Days (2nd half of June) - Mrągowo
- Pieckowiada (beginning of July) - Piecki Commune
- Milko Mazury MTB (2nd half of June) - Mikołajki Commune
- Mikołajki Days (beginning of July) - Mikołajki
- Masurian Cabaret Night (beginning of July) - Mrągowo
- Sorkwice Cultural and Recreation Picnic (mid-July) - Sorkwity Commune
- Grand Prix for the Cup of the Mayor of Mikołajki (August, final in September) - Mikołajki
- Masurian Culture Festival (mid-August) - Sorkwity Commune
- Regatta. Sailing Grand Prix Mrągowo (end of August) - Mrągowo
- Harvest Festival in the Piecki Commune (August / September) - Piecki Commune
- Harvest Festival in Sorkwity Commune (September) - Sorkwity Commune
- Harvest Festival in the Commune of Mikołajki (1st half of September) - Commune of Mikołajki
- Artistic impressions Singing Pictures (October) - Mrągowo
- Santa Claus Fair in Mrągowo (beginning of December) - Mrągowo