Brwinów
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Buildings near railway station | ||
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Brwinów | ||
Coordinates: 52°8′30″N 20°43′0″E / 52.14167°N 20.71667°ECoordinates: 52°8′30″N 20°43′0″E / 52.14167°N 20.71667°E | ||
Country | Poland | |
Voivodeship | Masovian | |
County | Pruszków | |
Gmina | Brwinów | |
Established | 15th century | |
Town rights | 1950 | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Arkadiusz Kosiński | |
Area | ||
• Total | 10.06 km2 (3.88 sq mi) | |
Population (2008) | ||
• Total | 12,131 | |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Postal code | 05-840 | |
Area code(s) | +48 22 | |
Website | http://www.brwinow.pl/ |
Brwinów [ˈbrvʲinuf] is a town in Pruszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, about 25 km from the centre of Warsaw; according to the 2014 records Brwinów has 13,178 inhabitants.
Until 1954 Brwinów was the location of the Helenów parish council and between 1917 and 1949 it was also Letnisko-Brwinów's major town.
Between 1975 and 1998 Brwinów belonged to Warsaw Voivodeship. The town is located on the Łowicz–Błonie plains.
April 13, 2014 host Warsaw Beagles- Angels Toruń exhibition football game.[1][2]
Brwinów is served by Brwinów.
Famous people
- Leszek Bugajski, writer, editor "Twórczość" and essayist in "Newsweek"
- Leszek Engelking, poet, translator
- Henryk Waniek, painter
- Wacław Kowalski, actor
- Bolesław Hryniewiecki, naturalist
- Jerzy Hryniewiecki, architect
- Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, writer, poet
- Aleksander Werner, painter, sculptor
- Wacław Werner, physist, teacher
Demography
External links
- Jewish Community in Brwinów on Virtual Shtetl
- ↑ "16-year-old quarterback led Angels to victory! Torun Angels: 13 - Warsaw Eagles B: 22". europlayers.com.
- ↑ "Poland: 16 Year Old QB Leads Angels To Victory [GameFilm]". touchdown-europe.net.
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