Korsze | |
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 Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Korsze | |
| Coordinates: 54°10′17″N 21°8′28″E / 54.17139°N 21.14111°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Kętrzyn |
| Gmina | Korsze |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.03 km2 (1.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 4,632 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 11-430 |
| Website | https://korsze.pl/ |
Korsze [ˈkɔrʂɛ] (German: Korschen, Lithuanian: Kuršiai) is a town in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,724 inhabitants (2004). It is a railroad junction, located along the major Olsztyn - Skandawa line and Ełk-Bartoszyce line.
Krzysztof Raczkowski, the former musician and drummer for the Polish death metal band Vader, spent his juvenile years in Korsze. After his death, he was buried in the local cemetery.
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