Frombork

Frombork (-Polish, German: Frauenburg) is a town in northern Poland, situated on the Vistula Lagoon in the Warmia-Masuria voivodship with a population of 2,700 inhabitants as of 2000. Frombork was meticulously recreated after its destruction during World War II and is now a well-known tourist attraction.

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Frombork was founded as Frauenburg by the Teutonic Order around 1278, and was first described by Gerko Fleming (Henry Fleminga), the bishop who moved his see there after the destruction of his cathedral in Braunsberg (Braniewo) in Prussia.

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In 1310, the town was granted L?beck city rights by Bishop Eberhard of Nysa. From 1329-1388 its magnificent Gothic cathedral was built and dedicated to the Virgin Mary, or "Our Lady" ("Domina Nostra" in Latin, "Unsere Frau" in German; hence Frauenburg, Fromborg, and Frombork).

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Vistula Lagoon: Vistula Lagoon (or Bay, Gulf) is the sweet water lagoon on the Baltic Sea that is cut off from Gdansk Bay by the Vistula Spit. It takes a few branches of Vistula, notably Nogat and Pregolya rivers and is connected to Gdansk Bay by the Strait of Baltiysk. Sea ports: Kaliningrad, Baltiysk, in the past...