Mrozy | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 52°9′58″N 21°48′8″E / 52.16611°N 21.80222°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Masovian |
County | Mińsk |
Gmina | Mrozy |
Population | |
• Total | 3,440 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Vehicle registration | WM |
Website | http://www.mrozy.pl/ |
Mrozy [ˈmrɔzɨ] is a town in Mińsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mrozy. [1] It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of Mińsk Mazowiecki and 56 km (35 mi) east of Warsaw.
The town has a population of 3,440.
During the German occupation of Poland ( World War II), in December 1939, some expelled Poles from Ostrzeszów were deported to Mrozy. [2] Two local Polish railwaymen were captured by the Germans for rescuing Jews from the Holocaust and imprisoned in nearby Mińsk Mazowiecki, where they were eventually liberated by the Polish resistance. [3]
There is a railway station in Mrozy, located on the line connecting Warsaw and Terespol.
The local football club is Watra Mrozy. [4] It competes in the lower leagues.
Mrozy | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 52°9′58″N 21°48′8″E / 52.16611°N 21.80222°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Masovian |
County | Mińsk |
Gmina | Mrozy |
Population | |
• Total | 3,440 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Vehicle registration | WM |
Website | http://www.mrozy.pl/ |
Mrozy [ˈmrɔzɨ] is a town in Mińsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mrozy. [1] It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of Mińsk Mazowiecki and 56 km (35 mi) east of Warsaw.
The town has a population of 3,440.
During the German occupation of Poland ( World War II), in December 1939, some expelled Poles from Ostrzeszów were deported to Mrozy. [2] Two local Polish railwaymen were captured by the Germans for rescuing Jews from the Holocaust and imprisoned in nearby Mińsk Mazowiecki, where they were eventually liberated by the Polish resistance. [3]
There is a railway station in Mrozy, located on the line connecting Warsaw and Terespol.
The local football club is Watra Mrozy. [4] It competes in the lower leagues.