Mszczonów
| Mszczonów | ||
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19th century dwór in Mszczonów | ||
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  Mszczonów | ||
| Coordinates: 51°58′27″N 20°31′36″E / 51.97417°N 20.52667°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland | |
| Voivodeship | Masovian | |
| County | Żyrardów | |
| Gmina | Mszczonów | |
| Town rights | 1377 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Józef Grzegorz Kurek | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 8.56 km2 (3.31 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 6,231 | |
| • Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 96-320 | |
| Area code(s) | +48 46 | |
| Car plates | WZY | |
| Website | www.mszczonow.pl | |
Mszczonów [ˈmʂt͡ʂɔnuf] (Yiddish: אמשינאוו Amshinov) is a town in Żyrardów County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,310 inhabitants (2004).
The town had a Jewish community, and it was once the center of the Hasidic Amshinov dynasty (Mszczonów being pronounced as "Amshinov" in Yiddish.)
External links
- Jewish Community in Mszczonów on Virtual Shtetl
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Coordinates: 51°58′27″N 20°31′36″E / 51.97417°N 20.52667°E