Garwolin

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Garwolin

	(Coat of arms)


Basic Information
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Mazowieckie
Population	16 002 (2005)
City rights	1423
Latitude Longitude	51°54' N 21°37' E
Area	22.08 km²
Density	724.7/km²
Area code	+48 25
Car plates	WG
Economy and Traffic
Administration
Mayor	Tadeusz Mikulski
Municipal Website

Garwolin ([gar'vɔlin] (help·info)) is a town upon Wilga river in eastern Poland capital of Garwolin County, situated in southeast part of Garwolin plateux in Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999, before: Siedlce Voivodeship), 62 km southeast of Warsaw, 100 km northwest of Lublin. There are about 16,000 inhabitants in the town.

1 History
2 Education
3 Economy
4 Transport
5 Sport & Culture
6 External links

[edit] History

Suburbs of Garwolin burning, after bombed by the Luftwaffe during the Polish Defensive War of 1939

Traces of settlement on terrains of present days boundaries of Garwolin are more than 2000 years old. It is believed that Garwolin received its city charter in 1423, but the exact date is unknown; it is almost certain that the document from 1423 was only acknowledgement of before-stated city laws. In time of the Deluge casualties exceeded 90%. During WWII about 70% of the city was destroyed. After war it was restored and enlarged. Neobaroque church from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries is a noteworthy monument of Garwolin.

[edit] Education

the Józef Piłsudski grammar school,
two vocational schools,
Academy of Management in Łódź, branch in Garwolin.

[edit] Economy

Centre of industry and services; machine, means of transport, nutritive (milk co-operative, meat) industries, clothing, leather, construction materials, furniture and cosmetics manufactures.