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Iława sits on the route: 30 minutes from Lubawa, 42km from Elbląg Canal Inclined Planes.
Iława is a town located in Poland. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Iława sits in Poland, where you drive on the right. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Iława to your route.
Iława (Polish: [iˈwava] ; German: Deutsch Eylau [dɔʏtʃ ˈʔaɪlaʊ] ) is a town in northern Poland with 32,013 inhabitants (2025). It is the capital of Iława County in the Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship.
The town is located in the Iławskie Lake District, on the longest lake in Poland – Jeziorak. It is located in the area ofRead more
historical Pomesania. The rivers Iławka and Tynwałd flow through Iława. Within the town's administrative area there is the largest inland island in Poland – Wielka Żuława, which has a permanent ferry connection with the town. The town is located in the area of the Green Lungs of Poland - an area characterized by clean air and diversity of the natural system. From the west and north, Iława is surrounded by the Iława Lake District Landscape Park. Iława is a holiday, paralympic and tourist resort. In the forest just outside Iława there are two Polish Television holiday resorts (Sarnówek and Tłokowisko) to which journalists come for a holiday. From Iława, the Baltic Sea can be accessed through Jeziorak Lake and the historic, unique in the world Elbląg Canal.
At Lake Silm, one of the world's several training centres for skippers and port pilots, they learn to manoeuvre seagoing ships on miniaturised models. The town is called the summer capital of traditional jazz because of the oldest festival of this music genre in Europe - Old Jazz Meeting "Złota Tarka". In Iława there is the Pope's Calvary of the Iława Lake District, whose canoe-shaped Stations of the Cross refer to and commemorate Karol Wojtyła's two visits to Jeziorak, after which the future Pope was kayaking with young people. Iława lies on the Road of St. James (one of the most important Christian pilgrimage routes in the world) which leads to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
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Iława is located in Poland, Europe. The coordinates are 53.5960 latitude, 19.5685 longitude.
Iława has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Poland.
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At Buczyniec, boats are hauled overland on rail carriages down a 490 m grassy slope: one of five 19th-century inclined planes that let vessels 'sail over grass' across a 99 m height difference. Unique in Europe and still working.
42 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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