Milanówek
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  Milanówek | |||
| Coordinates: 52°7′N 20°39′E / 52.117°N 20.650°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Masovian | ||
| County | Grodzisk Mazowiecki | ||
| Gmina | Milanówek (urban gmina) | ||
| Town rights | 1951 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Jerzy Józef Wysocki | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 13.52 km2 (5.22 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • Total | 15,449 | ||
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 05-822 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 22 | ||
| Car plates | WGM | ||
| Website | http://milanowek.pl/ | ||
Milanówek [mʲilaˈnuvɛk] is a town and a seat of a separate commune in Poland. Located in the Grodzisk Mazowiecki County near Warsaw, it is often considered an outlying suburb of the capital of Poland but is in fact an independent entity administratively and culturally. Milanówek is however part of wider Warsaw agglomeration. Located on the Middle Masovian Plain, between Łowicz and Błonie, the town has approximately 15,449 inhabitants. Milanówek is served by Milanówek.
History
Milanówek was established in the late 19th and early 20th century as a result of parcelling goods belonging to Michał Lasocki, and lying along the Warsaw-Vienna Railway.
Since the beginning, Milanówek was summer resort for wealthy residents of Warsaw, who set a lavish summer homes here that often, when the owners decided to move permanently, had been turned into some grand villas. The most famous of the early years holiday-maker was polish writer Boleslaw Prus. Permanent resident of the town was also sculptor Jan Szczepkowski.
Developed in the interwar period, still dominant in the older part of town, is residential architecture. In the 20's Central Experimental Station of Silk Production was founded.
During World War II urn with the heart of Frédéric Chopin, transferred from Holy Cross Church in Krakowskie Przedmieście in Warsaw, was stored in St. Hedwig Church in Milanówek. During the Warsaw Uprising vital organs of Polish Underground State moved to Milanówek and gave the town the nickname "Little London".
In 1951 the town received city rights. In 1961 the city limits were extended, has been taken such as village Nowa Wieś (now this part of the city is called Milanowek Kazimierówka). In the communist period there was a further development of industry, especially the creation factory of surgical and dental instruments "MIFAMA".
After the administrative reform of 1999 Milanówek became one of the six municipalities forming the district grodziski.
Monuments
Monuments of Milanowek are parish church of St. Hedwig, "Turczynek" villa, accommodation of soldiers from World War II and many villas built between 1896 - 1945, including "Potęga", "Matulinek", "Hygea", "Borówka". They are all in the national register of historic monuments (26 items). 388 pre-war villas and other valuable buildings in the middle of Milanowek have been included in the national register of historic monuments.
External links
- City Guide on the city official site
- Jewish Community in Milanówek on Virtual Shtetl
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Coordinates: 52°08′N 20°41′E / 52.133°N 20.683°E