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Piastów
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| Country | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Masovian | ||
| County | Pruszków | ||
| Gmina | Piastów (urban gmina) | ||
| Established | 16th century as Żdżary | ||
| Town rights | 1952 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Marek Andrzej Kubicki | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 5.83 km2 (2.3 sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 5.76 km2 (2.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • City | 23,273 | ||
| • Density | 3,991.9/km2 (10,339.1/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 23,331 | ||
| • Urban density | 4,050.5/km2 (10,490.7/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 05-820 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 022 | ||
| Car plates | WPR | ||
| Website | http://piastow.pl/ | ||
Piastów [ˈpjastuf] is a town in central Poland, near Warsaw, with 23,331 inhabitants (2006 est). It is situated in the Masovian Voivodship (since 1999); previously, it was in Warszawa Voivodship (1975–1998). With 4,050.5 persons/km², it is the second most densely populated city in Poland (after Świętochłowice).
In the Middle Age villages of Żdżary and Utrata lied in the place of todays Piastów.
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