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| Country | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Masovian | ||
| County | Legionowo | ||
| Gmina | Serock | ||
| Established | 11th century | ||
| Town rights | 1417, 1923 | ||
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| • Mayor | Sylwester Edwin Sokolnicki | ||
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| • Total | 12.48 km2 (4.8 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 110 m (361 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 3,721 | ||
| • Density | 298.2/km2 (772.2/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 05-140 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 22 | ||
| Car plates | WL | ||
| Website | http://www.serock.pl | ||
Serock [ˈsɛrɔt͡sk] is a town at the north bank of the Zegrze lake in the Legionowo County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,616 inhabitants (2004).
Serock has existed as a fortified Masovian settlement since at least 1065. It was granted city rights in 1417 and again in 1923.
Before World War II, there was a significant Jewish population in Serock. Today there are no Jews. In the summer of 2000, a visiting descendant of former residents, discovered that a number of gravestones (Matzevot) were piled up in the city park [1]. The stones had been gathered by a local non-Jewish resident who also roped off the area. In 2006, a visit by members of the Jewish Records Indexing-Poland project confirmed the situation and now an attempt is being made to restore or at least establish a memorial on the site of the former Jewish cemetery. The United States Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad [2] is involved under the guidance of The Honorable Lee R. Seeman.