Orneta
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Orneta (German: ) is a town in northern Poland, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodship, with a population of 9,440 (as of December 31, 2004).
History
Wormditt, a village of Old Prussians, was first mentioned in 1308. The bishop of Warmia Eberhard von Neiße ordered the building of a city which receibed town rights in 1312 and was mainly populated by settlers from Silesia.External links
- [Orneta's official website]
- [Orneta Windows Mobile Developer] named after the town.
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