Stare Jabłonki

Village in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland

53°42′N 20°5′E / 53.700°N 20.083°E / 53.700; 20.083Country

PolandVoivodeshipWarmian-MasurianCountyOstródaGminaOstródaPopulation

700

Stare Jabłonki [ˈstarɛ jaˈbwɔnki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostróda, within Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Ostróda and 29 km (18 mi) west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Stare Jabłonki is internationally known as the venue for international beach volleyball tournaments. So the place is the regular venue of a beach volleyball tournament of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. Since 2004, the beach volleyball players play in the small village. In 2013 the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships took place here, in 2019 the European Beach Handball Championships.^[2] There is also the football club Szeląg Stare Jabłonki.

References

^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 1 June 2008.
^ "Beach Handball Euro In Stare Jabłonki". beachhandballeuro2019.com. 2–7 July 2019. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2023.