Zegrze
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Zegrze | |
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Village | |
 Radziwiłł Palace | |
  Zegrze | |
| 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)[1] |
Zegrze [ˈzɛɡʐɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Serock, within Legionowo County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]
