Natural conditions

The Mrągowo Lake District is one of three lake districts situated in the area of Olsztyn province.
Its landscape was shaped as a result of the last glaciation and is diversified by tunnel-valley lakes and numerous end moraines the highest of which exceed 200 m above sea level. The biggest lakes of the area are: Czos, Juno, Juksty, Salęt and Wągiel. The Krutynia river, constituting one of the most picturesque canoeing routes in Europe, is the most important river of Mrągowo surroundings.
In numerous ground depresions there are marshy grounds and swamps which favours the development of aboundant vegetation and animal life. The southeastern part of the community Mrągowo forms a part of the Mazurian Landscape Park encompassing areas of the greatest natural and sight-seeing qualities of the Great Mazury Lakes. In the area of the local Forest Inspectorate there are forest nature reserves "Bukowo" and "Dębowo" consisting of over 140 years old beech tree stands, the animal reserve "Piłaki" and the peat bog reserve "Gązwa".

Location

Mrągowo (farmerly Ządźbork or Sensburg) with the population of about 23000 is the capital of the Mrągowo Lake District. It is situated between lakes Czos and Juno. Transport routes to Giżycko, Olsztyn and Ełk cross here.
It is situated within a distance of about 90 km from the Polish border with Kaliningrad District and the border crossing in Bezledy. The Airport Szczytno-Szymany is situated about 50 km from Mrągowo. The town has convenient bus links with surrounding towns and villages as well as with Olsztyn and Warsaw.
The railway line Olsztyn-Ełk also crosses the town. Two field landing grounds existing nearby the town may be used in season for tourist passenger flights.

Turist advantages

The attractive locatin of the town among lakes and forests of the Mrągowo Lake District and a number of tourist attractions make Mrągowo the summer capital of the region. Amateurs of active rest are offered: canoeing floats down the river, foot, cycling and coach trips, horse riding and clean beaches on lakes. In the town numerous interesting routes of foot, cycling and water trips start, e.g. to Kętrzyn, Sorkwity, Reszel, Święta Lipka and the route Great Mazury lakes. The existing cultural offer is aimed mainly at tourists.
The international Festival of Country Music popularly called ,,the Country Picnic" and the Festival of Polish Borderland Culture are the most generally known events cyclically taking place in the town. The town also organises the Mrągowo Days of Culture and a number of other events.

Economy

During the recent years, a number of important ecology oriented projects have been completed in Mrągowo, including e.g. the new sanitary landfill and the municipal sewage treatment plant. There are more than 1500 business entities operating in the town, the largest of which are : District Dairy Cooperative, MM International Furniture Factory, "Warmia" Clothing Manufacturing Company". Dominating economic sectors are: tourism, food industry (milk processing), wood industry (furniture making), clothing industry.

Preferable investment from the outside:

- construction of a winter-sports centre on the slopes of Góra Czterech Wiatrów (downhill skiing tracks, lifts, snow-making equipment, backup facilities),
- construction of hotels and guesthouses,
- waste management.

A 1999 analysis by the Institute of Research on Market Economy named Mrągowo as the only leader among the towns inhabited by 15000-40000 and located in Warmińsko-Mazurskie Province.

TOWN MRĄGOWO
Urząd Miasta w Mrągowie, ul. Królewiecka 60A, 11-700 Mrągowo
tel. (+ 48 89) 741 3256, fax (+ 48 89) 741 2874
e-mail: ummragowo@mragowo.um.gov.pl
www: www.mragowo.um.gov.pl.