Józefów

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Józefów
Town center
Town center
Flag of Józefów
Flag
Coat of arms of Józefów
Coat of arms
Józefów (Poland)
Józefów
Józefów
Coordinates: 52°8′8″N 21°14′13″E / 52.13556, 21.23694
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
County Otwock
Gmina Józefów (urban gmina)
Town rights 1962
Government
 - Mayor Stanisław Kruszewski
Area
 - Total 23.92 km² (9.2 sq mi)
Elevation 94 m (308 ft)
Population (2006)
 - Total 18,353
 - Density 767.3/km² (1,987.2/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 05-420, 05-410
Area code(s) +48 22
Car plates WOT
Website: http://jozefow.pl

Józefów [juˈzɛfuf] is a town in Poland, located in Masovian Voivodeship, in Otwock County. It lies about 15 km southeast of downtown Warsaw and is a part of that city's metropolitan area. Located on a picturesque confluence of Vistula and Świder rivers, it is home to one landscape reserve and three natural reservation zones. As of 2006 it had 18,157 inhabitants.

[edit] History

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Coordinates: 52°08′N, 21°14′E