Ożarów

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Ożarów
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Ożarów
Coordinates: 50°53′27″N 21°40′4″E / 50.89083, 21.66778
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Świętokrzyskie
County	Opatów
Gmina	Ożarów
Area
- Total	7.79 km² (3 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	4,816
- Density	618.2/km² (1,601.2/sq mi)
Postal code	27-530
Website: http://www.ozarow.pl/

Ożarów [ɔˈʐaruf] is a town in Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in Powiat of Opatów (Opatów county). It has 4,906 inhabitants (data from December 31, 2004) and its largest employer is a large cement factory nearby. The cement factory was privatized in 1995 and a controlling stake in the company was purchased by an Irish holding company called CRH from HCP (Holding Cement Polski). Recently, one of the agents involved in brokering the transaction between CRH and HCP claimed to have paid a USD $1m bribe to make the acquisition. The truth of that inquiry is still pending.

There is also a semi-famous Jewish cemetery in town that dates back almost 400 years, and is one of the few remaining Jewish cemeteries in Poland. The cemetery wall was almost totally destroyed during World War II by general warfare as well as German soldiers using the stones for fortifications nearby. In May 2001, Norman Weinberg organized the Ożarów Cemetery Restoration Project, along with his wife and friends, aimed at renovating and rebuilding the cemetery which was completed October 15th, 2001

Of other note, there is one Catholic church in town.

It was founded in 1569.