Kock
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Lublin | ||
| County | Lubartów | ||
| Gmina | Kock | ||
| Established | 10th century | ||
| Town rights | 1417 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Tomasz Futera | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 16.78 km² (6.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 3,478 | ||
| - Density | 207.3/km² (536.8/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 21-150 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 81 | ||
| Car plates | LLB | ||
| Website: http://kock.pl/ | |||
Kock [kɔt͡sk] is a town in eastern Poland, about 45 km north of Lublin and 120 km south-east of Warsaw. It lies in Lublin Voivodeship, in Lubartów County. It is the capital of the Kock Commune.
As of 2004, its population numbered 3,509.
[edit] History
Kock has been recognized as an established community since the 12th century. It received its city charter in 1417.
In the 17th century, a Jewish community was established in the town. In Yiddish, the community is known as Kotzk or Kotsk. In the 19th century, Kock became an important center of Hasidism as the longtime home of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Morgenstern, the Kotzker rebbe who established the Kotsk dynasty. Most of the Jews were killed by the Nazis in the Holocaust during the occupation of Poland (1939–1945), and a Jewish community has not been reestablished since the war.
Kock is famous for several battles that were fought there, in 1809 and 1939 [1].
 Kock in 18th century |
 Town center |
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