Mszczonów
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19th century dwór in Mszczonów | ||
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Mszczonów | ||
Coordinates: 51°58′27″N 20°31′36″E / 51.97417°N 20.52667°E | ||
Country | Poland | |
Voivodeship | Masovian | |
County | Żyrardów | |
Gmina | Mszczonów | |
Town rights | 1377 | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Józef Grzegorz Kurek | |
Area | ||
• Total | 8.56 km2 (3.31 sq mi) | |
Population (2006) | ||
• Total | 6,231 | |
• Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Postal code | 96-320 | |
Area code(s) | +48 46 | |
Car plates | WZY | |
Website | www.mszczonow.pl |
Mszczonów [ˈmʂt͡ʂɔnuf] (Yiddish: אַמשינאָוו Amshinov) is a town in Żyrardów County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,310 inhabitants (2004).
The town had a Jewish community, and it was once the center of the Hasidic Amshinov dynasty (Mszczonów being pronounced as "Amshinov" in Yiddish.)
External links
- Jewish Community in Mszczonów on Virtual Shtetl
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Coordinates: 51°58′27″N 20°31′36″E / 51.97417°N 20.52667°E
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