Brwinów
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| Brwinów | ||
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  Brwinów | ||
| Coordinates: 52°8′30″N 20°43′0″E / 52.14167°N 20.71667°ECoordinates: 52°8′30″N 20°43′0″E / 52.14167°N 20.71667°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland | |
| Voivodeship | Masovian | |
| County | Pruszków | |
| Gmina | Brwinów | |
| Established | 15th century | |
| Town rights | 1950 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Arkadiusz Kosiński | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 10.06 km2 (3.88 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008) | ||
| • Total | 12,131 | |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 05-840 | |
| Area code(s) | +48 22 | |
| Website | http://www.brwinow.pl/ | |
Brwinów [ˈbrvʲinuf] is a town in Pruszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, about 25 km from the centre of Warsaw; according to the 2008 records Brwinów has 12131 inhabitants.
Until 1954 Brwinów was the location of the Helenów parish council and between 1917 and 1949 it was also Letnisko-Brwinów's major town.
Between 1975 and 1998 Brwinów belonged to Warsaw Voivodeship. The town is located on the Łowicz–Błonie plains.
Brwinów is served by Brwinów.
Famous people
- Leszek Bugajski, writer, editor "Twórczość" and essayist in "Newsweek"
- Leszek Engelking, poet, translator
- Henryk Waniek, painter
- Wacław Kowalski, actor
- Bolesław Hryniewiecki, naturalist
- Jerzy Hryniewiecki, architect
- Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, writer, poet
- Aleksander Werner, painter, sculptor
- Wacław Werner, physist, teacher
- Bronisław Komorowski, President of the Republic of Poland
Demography
External links
- Jewish Community in Brwinów on Virtual Shtetl
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