Stare Jabłonki
Stare Jabłonki | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Train station | |
  Stare Jabłonki | |
| Coordinates: 53°42′N 20°5′E / 53.700°N 20.083°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Ostróda |
| Gmina | Ostróda |
| Population | |
• Total | 700 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | NOS |
| National road |  |
Stare Jabłonki [ˈstarɛ jaˈbwɔnki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostróda, within Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 km (5 mi) east of Ostróda and 29 km (18 mi) west of the regional capital Olsztyn.
History
120 Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during World War II.[2]
Sports
Stare Jabłonki is internationally known as the venue for international beach volleyball tournaments. So the place is the regular venue of a beach volleyball tournament of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. Since 2004, the beach volleyball players play in the small village. In 2013 the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships took place here, in 2019 the European Beach Handball Championships.[3]
There is also the football club Szeląg Stare Jabłonki.
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ Zestawienie Miejsc Zbrodni Popełnionych na Ludności Cywilnej przez Okupanta Hitlerowskiego na Ziemiach Polskich w latach 1939–1945 (in Polish). Warszawa. 2022. p. 304. ISBN 978-83-954388-3-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Beach Handball Euro In Stare Jabłonki". beachhandballeuro2019.com. 2–7 July 2019. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
