"By the 13th century the Old Prussians had constructed a fort on a narrow between the Great and Little Dąbrowa lakes. The Teutonic Order began fortifying ...
the area as Gilgenburg in 1316, and the developing settlement received its town charter in 1326. During the 15th century, it was repeatedly destroyed through warfare.
In 1818 Gilgenburg was included in Landkreis Osterode in Ostpreußen. Despite being on the railway between Osterode (Ostróda) and Soldau (Działdowo), Gilgenburg remained a tiny town with no more than 1,000 residents. After the separation of Działdowo from East Prussia, Dąbrówno became the southernmost town of the Masurian Oberland and was cut off from its regional connections." - (en.wikipedia.org 07.02.2020)
- Latitude53.433334350586
- Longitude20.033332824707
