Mińsk Mazowiecki

Mińsk Mazowiecki

Palace of Doria Dernałowicz Family

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Mińsk Mazowiecki
Coordinates: 52°11′N 21°34′E / 52.183°N 21.567°E
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
County Mińsk
Gmina Mińsk Mazowiecki (urban gmina)
Established 14th century
Town rights 1421, 29 May
Government
  Mayor Marcin Tomasz Jakubowski
Area
  Total 13.12 km2 (5.07 sq mi)
Elevation 147 m (482 ft)
Population (2006)
  Total 37,808
  Density 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 05-300, 301, 303
Area code(s) +48 025
Car plates WM
Website http://www.minsk-maz.pl
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Mińsk Mazowiecki [ˈmʲiɲsk mazɔˈvʲɛt͡skʲi] "Masovian Minsk" is a town in central Poland with 38 181 inhabitants (2008). It is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Siedlce Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Mińsk County.

Name

The source of the name Mińsk is the River Mienia, whose name in turn derives from mienić, which means 'shine'. The postnominal adjective Mazowiecki shows the historical connection to Mazovia and distinguishes Mińsk Mazowiecki from the Belarusian capital of Minsk.

Location

Mińsk Mazowiecki is located geographically in South Podlasie, historically in East Mazovia and administratively in East Masovian Voivodeship, the city lies 40 kilometres (25 miles) east from Warsaw's Center.

Timeline of history

Jewish history

In 1768 the restrictions on permanent residence for Jewish people in Mińsk had been lifted.[1] From the 19th century to the 1930s it became very popular. Before the Second World War, there were thousands of Jews living in Mińsk and they had a general synagogue and smaller temples.

Soon after the war began, the Germans created the Mińsk Ghetto. It was liquidated on 21 July 1942. Most of the Jews were killed in Treblinka extermination camp sent in Holocaust trains by the thousands. The remaining Jewish population were killed in Mińsk on 10 January 1943 (500 people) and 5 June (the last 150 people). The Polish Home Army managed to kill 2 German officers after the deportations.

Further information: Timeline of Treblinka

Monuments

Old Church

Economy

Stylowa Hotel and Restaurant

Trade:

Service:

Industry:

Population

Age / Gender Number Total
0–18 male 3,978 7,618
0–18 female 3,640
Men 18–65 12,283
Women 18–60 12,496
Work-age 24,779
Retired men 1,572
Retired women 3,560
Retired-age 5,132
All 37,529
      
Year Number Year Number
16th century
(second half)
3,5-4,000 1660 1,000
1777 456 1827 750
1880 2,940 early 20th 4,771
1910 5,794 1921 10,689
1939 15,103 1945 10,500
1971 24,700 1992 34,000
1995 35,068 2000 35,761
2006 37,529  

Education

Gymnasium nr 3

Bureaus

Safety

Culture and sports

School of Art

Culture:

Sport:

Religions

Modern Big Church

Public transport

Lands

Overall: 13.12 square kilometres (5.07 sq mi)

Historical parts of city

Anielina

Cities:

Estates built as part of Mińsk:

Villages:

Military

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Mińsk Mazowiecki is twinned with:

Twin cities

People

References

Books

Coordinates: 52°11′N 21°34′E / 52.183°N 21.567°E