Korsze

Place in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland

Coat of arms

54°10′17″N 21°8′28″E / 54.17139°N 21.14111°E / 54.17139; 21.14111Country

PolandVoivodeshipWarmian-MasurianCountyKętrzynGminaKorszeArea

• Total4.03 km² (1.56 sq mi)Population

(2022)

• Total4,005 • Density990/km² (2,600/sq mi)Postal code

11-430

Websitehttps://korsze.pl/

Korsze [ˈkɔrʂɛ] (German: Korschen, Lithuanian: Kuršiai) is a town in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,005 inhabitants (2022).^[1] It is a railroad junction, located along the major Olsztyn - Skandawa line and Ełk-Bartoszyce line.

Krzysztof Raczkowski, the former musician and drummer for the Polish death metal band Vader, spent his juvenile years in Korsze. After his death, he was buried in the local cemetery.^[2]

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Korsze is home to three historic water towers from the 1900s.^[3] One of the water towers is a Klönne-type water tower, of which only three exist.^[4]

References

^ "Korsze (warmińsko-mazurskie) » mapy, nieruchomości, GUS, noclegi, szkoły, atrakcje, regon, kody pocztowe, wypadki drogowe, wynagrodzenie, bezrobocie, zarobki, edukacja, tabele, demografia". Polska w liczbach (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-04-12.
^ Blabbermouth (2005-08-25). "VADER Say Goodbye To Former Drummer". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
^ "Korsze - 3 zabytkowe wieże ciśnień". Warmińsko-Mazurski Fundusz Filmowy (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-04-12.
^ "Korsze". greenvelo.pl. Retrieved 2024-04-12.