Żelazowa Wola
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| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Mazovia | ||
| Powiat : | Sochaczew | ||
| Geographic location : | 52 ° 15 ′ N , 20 ° 19 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 65 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 46 | ||
| License plate : | WSC | ||
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| Next international airport : | Warsaw | ||
Żelazowa Wola is a village in the municipality of Sochaczew , Masovian Voivodeship , Poland , with 65 inhabitants. The first mention of the village comes from the second half of the 16th century.
Żelazowa Wola became known as the birthplace of the composer Frédéric Chopin . In 1894, a Chopin monument was inaugurated here in the presence of the Russian composer Mili Alexejewitsch Balakirew . In July 1969, 14 years after its creation, the Frédéric Chopin Monument was unveiled by Józef Gosławski . It is located in the park adjacent to Chopin's birthplace. Today there is a museum in the house.
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