Zegrze
Zegrze | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Radziwiłł Palace | |
| Coordinates: 52°27′43″N 21°2′4″E / 52.46194°N 21.03444°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Legionowo |
| Gmina | Serock |
| Population | 1,110 (2,011) |
Zegrze [ˈzɛɡʐɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Serock, within Legionowo County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 7 km (4 mi) south-west of Serock, 11 km (7 mi) north-east of Legionowo, and 28 km (17 mi) north of Warsaw.
The village gave its name to the nearby Zegrze Reservoir, a man-made lake constructed in 1963, on the lower course of the Narew river, with a hydroelectric complex producing 20 Megawatts of power, a popular place of recreation for the residents of Warsaw.
is the location of a historic palace built in 1847 by the noble Krasiński family, given as a dowry of Jadwiga Krasińska in 1862, to her new husband Prince Maciej Radziwiłł. The palace, surrounded by a park, serves as a convention centre and a small hotel.