Węgrów

:"See also Węgrów (Lower Silesian Voivodeship), Węgrów County."

Infobox Settlement
name = Węgrów


imagesize = 250px
image_caption = Church on Main Square
image_shield = POL Węgrów 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 = Węgrów County
subdivision_type3 = Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Węgrów (urban gmina)
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Jarosław Grenda
established_title = Established
established_date = 14th century
established_title3 = Town rights
established_date3 = 1441
area_total_km2 = 35.45
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 12606
population_density_km2 = auto
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 52 | latm = 24 | lats = | latNS = N | longd = 22 | longm = 1 | longs = | longEW = E
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 07-100
area_code = +48 25
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = WWE
website = http://www.wegrow.com.pl Węgrów [IPA-pl|'|w|e|n|g|r|u|f] is a town in eastern Poland with 12,561 inhabitants (31 December 2003).

Situated in the Mazovian Voivodeship (since 1999), it is the capitalof Węgrów County.

First mentioned in historical records in 1414, it received its citycharter in 1441. Between 16th and 18th centuries it was an important centre for Reformation movements in Poland.

After the Partitions of Poland it became part of Austria in 1795, thenpart of the Duchy of Warsaw in 1809, then part of the Congress Poland ruled by Russia in 1815. It became part of Poland again when the country regained its independence in 1918.

Throughout most of its history, the town had a thriving Jewish community, present at least since the 16th century. It numbered about 6,000 in 1939. The community was exterminated during the Holocaust by the Nazis.

People

* Krzysztof Filipek
* Piotr z Goniądza
* Stanislav Kosior
* Pan Twardowski

External links

* [http://www.wegrow.com.pl/ Official homepage of Węgrów] pl icon