Starachowice
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| Starachowice | |
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| (Flag) | (Coat of arms) |
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| Basic Information | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Świętokrzyskie |
| Population | 55 126 |
| Founded | 15th century |
| City rights | 1624 (Wierzbnik) |
| Latitude Longitude |
51°03' N 21°04' E |
| Density | 1723/km² |
| Area code | +48 41 |
| Car plates | TST |
| Twin towns |  Aurich Rochdale-Heywood Schweinfurt Skövde Vechta |
| Economy and Traffic | |
| Administration | |
| Mayor | Wojciech Bernatowicz |
| Municipal Website | |
Starachowice (
listen) is a town in central Poland with 56,500 inhabitants (2005).
Situated in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (since 1999), formerly in the Kielce Voivodeship (1975-1998). It is the capital of Starachowice County. It is situated upon the River Kamienna, a tributary of the Wistula River.
During the Holocaust, on September 1st 1939, The towns of Starachowice and Wierzbnik, a town located nearby, were liquidated, and sent to the Warsaw Ghetto. Later, on October 27, 1942, the Warsaw Ghetto was liquidated, and many of the residents of Starachowice and Wierzbnik were sent to the death camp Treblinka.
The Polish truck-brand STAR is produced in Starachowice, and was used as the basis for the Popemobile for Pope John Paul II's first visit to his home country as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. The town has a special economy zone with lower tax rates to help the settlement of new industry.
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