Magnuszew

Magnuszew
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Magnuszew
Coordinates: 51°45′N 21°23′E / 51.75°N 21.383°E / 51.75; 21.383
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County	Kozienice
Gmina	Magnuszew
Population	800

Magnuszew [maɡˈnuʂɛf] is a village in Kozienice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Magnuszew.^[1] It lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) north-west of Kozienice and 59 km (37 mi) south-east of Warsaw.

The village has a population of 800. It is near the Vistula river. It was the site of a battle in 1944 during World War II, when the Soviet army established a bridgehead in its vicinity.

References

1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa. 

Coordinates: 51°45′N 21°23′E / 51.75°N 21.383°E / 51.75; 21.383