Mszczonów
Mszczonów [ˈmʂt͡ʂɔnuf] (Yiddish: אַמשינאָוו Amshinov) is a town in Żyrardów County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,310 inhabitants as of the 2004 census.
Mszczonów | |
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 19th century dwór in Mszczonów | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Mszczonów | |
| Coordinates: 51°58′27″N 20°31′36″E | |
| Country |  |
| 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 | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 96-320 |
| Area code(s) | +48 46 |
| Car plates | WZY |
| Website | www.mszczonow.pl |
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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