Orneta is a town in northern Poland, with a total population of 8,951. It is situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship and within the historical region of Warmia. Orneta, said to have been a village of the ancient Old Prussians, was first mentioned in 1308. The town coat of arms depicts the worm. The bishop of Warmia Eberhard von Neiße ordered the building of a new town which received town rights in 1313 and was mainly populated by settlers from Silesia.
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