Nasielsk

Nasielsk
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Nasielsk
Coordinates: 52°36′N 20°48′E / 52.6°N 20.8°E / 52.6; 20.8Coordinates: 52°36′N 20°48′E / 52.6°N 20.8°E / 52.6; 20.8
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County	Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
Gmina	Nasielsk
Established	11th century
Town rights	1386
Government
- Mayor	Bernard Dariusz Mucha
Area
- Total	12.67 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	7,364
- Density	581.2/km2 (1,505.3/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	05-190
Area code(s)	+48 23
Car plates	WND
Website	http://um.nasielsk.pl

Nasielsk [ˈnaɕelsk] is a small town in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located on a major Warsaw-Gdańsk rail line and serves as a junction, with an additional connection to Sierpc.

The first official inventory of important buildings in Poland, A General View of the Nature of Ancient Monuments in the Kingdom of Poland, led by Kazimierz Stronczynski from 1844–55, describes the Nasielsk Synagogue as one of Poland's architecturally notable buildings.^[1]

Notable people from Nasielsk

• Rabbi Dovid Bornsztain, third Sochatchover Rebbe
• Ola Jordan - Professional dancer on the British TV show Strictly Come Dancing
• Renata Mauer- sports shooter
• Tomasz Majewski - 2008 Olympic gold medalist in shot put

Notable fictional characters from Nasielsk

T. O. Morrow (real name Tomek Ovadya Morah) DC comics supervillian

References

1. ^ Heaven's Gates; Wooden synagogues in the Territories of the Former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, maria and Kazimierz Piechotka, Wydawnictwo Krupski i S-ka, Warsaw, 2004, p. 174