Orneta

Orneta
Orneta
Town hall

Flag

Coat of arms
Orneta is located in Poland
Orneta
Coordinates: 54°6′46″N 20°7′54″E / 54.11278°N 20.13167°E / 54.11278; 20.13167
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Lidzbark
Gmina Orneta
Area
 - Total 9.63 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 9,380
 - Density 974/km2 (2,522.8/sq mi)
Postal code 11-130
Website http://www.orneta.pl

Orneta [ɔrˈnɛta] (German: Wormditt, Lithuanian: Vormedytė) is a town in northern Poland, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, with a population of 9,859 (as of 2007).

History

Wormditt, a village of Old Prussians, was first mentioned in 1308. The town coat of arms depicts the worm (English: worm, dragon), German: Worms, Wurm as in Tatzelwurm, Lindworm).The bishop of Warmia Eberhard von Neiße ordered the building of a city which received town rights in 1313 and was mainly populated by settlers from Silesia.

Legend Of The Dragon

According to some legend, many ages ago there lived a dragon that devoured not only animals, but also women and children. Many knights who tried to set the town free from the disaster were killed in a struggle with the monster. At last one of the knights managed to combat the dragon. Reminiscences of the legend are reflected in Orneta's crest. The oldest image of the crest is known from the sealing wax on the document from 1388. It represents the dragon biting its own tail. In the frame of the seal there is only a fragment of an inscription which says" S.BV.MDIT." However, on the seals from the 15th c., a juridical seal from the 16th c. as well as the seal of the Town Secretary from 18th c. there is the dragon coiled, lying on its own back.

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Coordinates: 54°07′N 20°08′E / 54.117°N 20.133°E / 54.117; 20.133


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