- Gąbin
Infobox Settlement
name = Gąbin
imagesize = 250px
image_caption = Town Hall
image_shield = POL Gąbin COA.svg
pushpin_
pushpin_label_position = bottom
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Masovian
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Płock
subdivision_type3 =Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Gąbin
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Krzysztof Mieczysław Jadczak
established_title = Established
established_date =13th century
established_title3 = Town rights
established_date3 = before1437
area_total_km2 = 28.16
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 4137
population_density_km2 = auto
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 52 | latm = 24 | lats = | latNS = N | longd = 19 | longm = 44 | longs = | longEW = E
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 09-530
area_code = +48 24
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = WP
website = http://www.gabin.pl/ Gąbin [IPA-pl|'|g|o|m|b|i|n] is a town inPłock County ,Masovian Voivodeship ,Poland , with 4,230 inhabitants (2006).Between
1974 and1991 theWarsaw radio mast in Konstantynów, a village belonging to Gąbin commune (gmina ) was the tallest structure on earth. The tower was used to broadcast the programs of Polish Radio throughout Europe. Because of fears that the tower's incredibly powerful radio waves might cause health problems, a large number of villagers who had once farmed the land directly under and around the tower were migrated to a block-style apartment building in the center of Gąbin, where many still reside today. The town has experienced a remarkable renaissance since the fall of Communism.Before the onset of World War II, Gąbin was home to a very large Jewish population, and housed one of the most remarkable old wooden synagogues of the entire region. [http://www.zchor.org/SYN.HTM View The Ancient Grand Synagogue of Gąbin] .
The Jewish history of Gąbin was memorialized in Minna Packer's acclaimed documentary film [http://www.backtogombin.com Back To Gombin (2002)] as seen on United States and Israeli television, and in numerous international film festivals. The film is distributed by the National Center for Jewish Film [http://www.jewishfilm.org] .
Gąbin is home to a large high school of over 1,000 students with specialties in modern farming techniques, technical skills, and preparation for higher education. The school has been home to Peace Corps Volunteers and has promoted foreign exchange visits with peers from Germany, Russia, and other countries.
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Gabin Tower Memorial Festival External links
* [http://www.gabin.pl/index.php Official website]
* [http://jerzyjedrzejkiewicz.webpark.pl/str01/mapka_01.html Map of Gąbin]
* [http://www.zchor.org/indexgom.htm Gombin Society active participant Ada Holtzman's personal web site and memoir to Gombin]
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