Malbork - Malbork (English spelling)

Japanese: マルボルク - まるぼるく（英語表記）Malbork

A city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland. It faces the Nogat River, a tributary of the lower Vistula delta on the right bank. Population 40,129 (2000). Although it is currently a small regional center, the town has a long history and a 13th century fortress remains. It was an important base of operations for the Teutonic Knights, and is located on the western edge of East Prussia. Its German name is Marienburg. It has many historical buildings and is a tourist destination. The Teutonic Knights' castle (now a museum) built along the Nogat River is famous. There are local resource-based industries such as sugar refining, flax processing, and dairy product manufacturing, as well as a large meat processing plant.

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World Heritage Registration

In 1997, the castle of the Teutonic Knights (Teutonic Knights) was registered as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) as "The Castle of the Teutonic Knights in Malbork" (World Cultural Heritage).

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Japanese:

ポーランド北部、ポモジェ県の都市。ビスワ川下流デルタ右岸の分流ノガト川に臨む。人口4万0129（2000）。現在は地方の小中心地であるが、町の歴史は古く、13世紀の城塞(じょうさい)が残る。チュートン騎士団の重要な活動拠点で、東プロイセンの西端にあたり、ドイツ語名をマリエンブルクMarienburgという。歴史的建造物が多く、観光地となっている。ノガト川沿いに建つチュートン騎士団の城（現・博物館）は有名。製糖、亜麻(あま)加工、酪製品製造など地方資源型の工業があるほか、大規模な食肉工場が立地する。

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