Ostrów Mazowiecka

Ostrów Mazowiecka
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Ostrów Mazowiecka
Coordinates: 52°48′N 21°54′E / 52.800°N 21.900°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County	Ostrów Mazowiecka County
Gmina	Ostrów Mazowiecka (urban gmina)
Established	15th century
Town rights	1434
Government
• Mayor	Jerzy Bauer
Area
• Total	22.09 km^2 (8.53 sq mi)
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population (2013[1])
• Total	22,796
• Density	1,000/km^2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	07-300, 07-302
Area code(s)	+48 029
Car plates	WOR
Website	http://www.ostrowmaz.pl

Ostrów Mazowiecka [ˈɔstruf mazɔˈvʲɛt͡ska] is a town in northeastern Poland with 23,486 inhabitants (2004). Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Ostrołęka Voivodeship (1975-1998). It is the capital of Ostrów Mazowiecka County.

History

According to the 1897 census, 5,660 inhabitants out of 10,471 were Jews.^[2] On 9 November 1939, one of the German soldiers set fire to the buildings on 3-ego Maja Street. The German authorities accused the Jews of starting the fire. On 11 November (though according to other sources, on 10 November) 500–800 Jews were killed^[3] Coordinates: 52°48′N 21°54′E / 52.800°N 21.900°E

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Ostrów Mazowiecka is twinned with:

• Brembate di Sopra, Italy
• Ryazan, Russia

References

1. Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2014
2. http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsys~community~-520582
3. http://www.sztetl.org.pl/en/article/ostrow-mazowiecka/5,history/

External links

• Jewish Community in Ostrów Mazowiecka on Virtual Shtetl