Wołomin

Infobox Settlement
name = Wołomin
imagesize = 250px

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image_caption = Statue of John Paul II in Wołomin
image_shield = POL Wołomin COA.svg
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pushpin_label_position = bottom
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Masovian
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Wołomin County
subdivision_type3 = Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Gmina Wołomin
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Jerzy Mikulski
established_title = Established
established_date = 15th century
established_title3 = Town rights
established_date3 = 1919
area_total_km2 = 17.32
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 36711
population_density_km2 = auto
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 52 | latm = 21 | lats = | latNS = N | longd = 21 | longm = 14 | longs = | longEW = E
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 05-200
area_code = +48 022
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = WWL
website = http://www.um.wolomin.pl Wołomin Audio-IPA-pl|Wolomin.ogg|w|o|'|ł|o|m|i|n is the main town of Wołomin County situated in Masovian Voivodship. Wołomin is located approximately 20 km from Warsaw, the capital of Poland, near the railway to Białystok. It has approximately 36,000 inhabitants and covers the area of 14 km².

History

Wołomin was first mentioned in the chronicles from 15th century. It remained a small village in central Masovia without much significance. Since 19th century, and especially after the foundation of the railway in 1862, Wołomin became the place for summer holidays of Warsaw citizens. In the beginning of 20th century the Wołomin glassworks were founded.

Wołomin was declared town in 1919. In 1920 near Wołomin the Polish counter-attack in Battle of Warsaw was conducted. In the interbellum Wołomin retained its status as a multinational town. There was a big Jewish and Russian minority.

Polish writer Zofia Nałkowska had a house in Wołomin, which became an inspiration of her 1925 book "House over meadows" ( _pl. Dom nad łąkami). During World War II Jews from Wołomin were moved to the Warsaw Ghetto and exterminated by the Germans. Most of the Russian community has escaped westwards, before the arrival of the Red Army.

In 1944 a substantial battle was fought near the town between Soviet armoured units and German 39th Panzer Corps. Soviet losses were high and the Red Army was forced to retreat.

After the war, Wołomin became a capital of the powiat of Wołomin and started to grow rapidly. The window assembly plant was founded and Wołomin soon became a suburb of Warsaw. Even today most of the town's inhabitants commute to Warsaw on a daily basis.

After 1989 Wołomin's glassworks were shut down in the big recession slowdown. However, the technology of production of temperature resist glass, invented in the facility, allowed the factory to continue production and recover under new ownership.

Sport

* BS Sure Shot Wołomin - women basketball team, 10th place in Sharp Torell Basket Liga in 2003/2004 season, will play in the 1st League.

External links

* [http://www.powiat-wolominski.pl/index.php?cmd=zawartosc&opt=pokaz&id=141&lang=eng Wolomin County page]
* [http://www.um.wolomin.pl/ City Council] (Polish)
* [http://www.hswolomin.com/ Huta Szkła "WOŁOMIN" (WOŁOMIN Glassworks)]