Mikołajki, Poland

Mikołajki, Poland

Mikołajki Poland

Mikołajki is a resort town in Mrągowo County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in north-eastern Poland, with 3,852 inhabitants as of 2017. The town is located near the Śniardwy, the largest lake of the Masurian Lake District. Mikołajki is an old Masurian church town first documented as Nickelsdorf in 1444 and Niklasdorf in 1493. The name refers to Saint Nicholas. It was mainly inhabited by Poles, hailing from nearby Masovia. In 1539 the inhabitants of Nikokaiken were almost entirely Poles. Because of its location on Śniardwy, the fishery of Nikolaiken ensured continued prosperity; the whitefish of the region were especially popular throughout the province of East Prussia. From 1871 it was part of the German Empire, located within the Sensburg district. During World War II it was one of the few Masurian towns not destroyed from the fighting, following the war it became part of Poland under the Polonized name Mikołajki. The town was a growing tourist center before the war, and is now one of the largest tourist sights in Masuria. The ice sailing in winter is an especially popular attraction. Since 2005, the Rally of Poland has been based in Mikołajki.
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Recommended airport
Khrabrovo (KGD)
Nearby destinations
  • Mragowo a 19.33 km
  • Szczytno a 46.73 km
  • Gizycko a 29.54 km
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