- Żelazowa Wola
Infobox Settlement
name = Żelazowa Wola
settlement_type = Village
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Masovian
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Sochaczew
subdivision_type3 =Gmina
subdivision_name3 =Gmina Sochaczew
latd = 52
latm = 15
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latNS = N
longd = 20
longm = 19
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population_total = 65
website =Żelazowa Wola is a village on the
Utrata River in theMasovian Voivodship , about 60 kilometers fromWarsaw ,Poland . The village is the birthplace of two famous classical musicians: the pianist and composer Fryderyk Chopin, and the violinistHenryk Szeryng . It is known for its picturesqueMazovia n landscape, and numerous winding streams surrounded by willows and hillocks.The Russian composer
Sergei Lyapunov wrote thesymphonic poem "Zhelazova Vola", Op. 37 ( _ru. Жeлaзoвa Вoлa) "in memory of Chopin".A museum devoted to Chopin is located in the preserved annex of the former manor of the Chopin family, surrounded by a park. In summer, concerts of Chopin's music are performed by pianists from all over the world.
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