Żyrardów

Infobox Settlement
name = Żyrardów


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image_caption = Gothic revival church in Żyrardów

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image_shield = POL Żyrardów COA.svg
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Masovian
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Żyrardów County
subdivision_type3 = Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Żyrardów (urban gmina)
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Andrzej Wilk
established_title = Established
established_date = 1830
established_title3 = Town rights
established_date3 = 1916
area_total_km2 = 14.35
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 41161
population_density_km2 = auto
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 52 | latm = 3 | lats = | latNS = N | longd = 20 | longm = 26 | longs = | longEW = E
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 96-300
area_code = +48 046
blank_name = Car plates
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website = http://www.zyrardow.pl Żyrardów Audio-IPA-pl|Zyrardow.ogg|ż|y|'|r|a|r|d|u|f is a town in central Poland with 51,400 inhabitants (2006). It is situated in the Masovian Voivodship (since 1999); previously, it was in Skierniewice Voivodship (1975–1998) 39 km West of Warsaw. It is the capital of Żyrardów County. Żyrardów is located on the Pisia Gągolina river.

Education

* Szkoła Mistrzostwa Sportowego w Kolarstwie
* Wyższa Szkoła Rozwoju Lokalnego
* Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Stefana Żeromskiego

History

Founded by the Łubienski brothers as a textile factory in 1833. One of directors of the factory was French inventor Philippe de Girard (from Lourmarin). The town developed during the 19th century into a significant textile mill city in Poland. In honour of Girard, Ruda Guzowska was renamed to Żyrardów, a toponym derived of the polonised spelling of Girard's name. On September 13, 1939 Nazis captured the town. In 1941 they transported Jews into Warsaw ghetto. The town museum is nowadays located in the former palace of owner of factory K. Dittrich.

Monuments

Most of Żyrardów's monuments are placed in manufacturing's settlement which is from 19th and 20th's century beginning. It's widely believed that Żyrardów's settlement is single saved in Europe as a whole urbanist complex from 19th c. industrial town.

Famous people

* Paweł Hulka-Laskowski, a writer, translator and social activist
* A known son of the city is former Prime Minister Leszek Miller (born in Żyrardów on July 3, 1946), who started his professional life as electrician in a local textile factory.

External links

* [http://www.zyrardow.pl/ Official Site of Żyrardów]
* [http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=gamelan&dat=200&geo=-173&srt=pnan&col=aohdqcfbeimg&pt=c&va=&geo=511436045 Current Population]
* [http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/zyrardow/zyrardow.html Memorial Book of Zyrardow, Amshinov and Viskit]